Tropical Depression EIGHT-E

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT-E SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP082010
530 AM PDT FRI AUG 20 2010
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE EAST PACIFIC...MOVING AWAY FROM
MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 530 AM PDT...1230 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.7N 107.8W
ABOUT 230 MI...370 KM W OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 320 MI...515 KM SSE OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 530 AM PDT...1230 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT-E
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.8 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR.  A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND THE DEPRESSION
COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.  WEAKENING IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OVER
COOLER WATERS. 
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
 
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