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Tropical Depression NINE-E


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP092013
800 AM PDT THU AUG 22 2013
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OFF THE COAST OF MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.5N 111.6W
ABOUT 390 MI...625 KM SSW OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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INTERESTS IN THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF THE DEPRESSION.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA HAS BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.

AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.6 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. 
A NORTHWESTWARD OR NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.  ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION SHOULD STAY WELL OFF THE COAST
OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM
BY TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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