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Tropical Depression NORMAN (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORMAN ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP142012
200 AM PDT SAT SEP 29 2012
 
...NORMAN WEAKENING OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.9N 109.5W
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM WNW OF LOS MOCHIS MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORMAN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.5 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H.  A
TURN TO THE WEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED
TODAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 30 MPH...45
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  NORMAN SHOULD DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT
LOW LATER TODAY. 
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...NORMAN IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE MEXICAN STATES OF SINALOA
AND FAR WESTERN DURANGO THROUGH TODAY.  ISOLATED STORM TOTAL
AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH NORMAN.
THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUDSLIDES.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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