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Tropical Depression PRISCILLA


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION PRISCILLA ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP162013
200 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
 
...PRISCILLA CONTINUES SLOWLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.9N 118.6W
ABOUT 660 MI...1065 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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
PRISCILLA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 118.6
WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH
...11 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND
PRISCILLA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW BY TONIGHT OR
THURSDAY MORNING.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 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 STEWART
 
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