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Tropical Depression EIGHTEEN-E (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
200 PM PDT WED SEP 24 2014

...DEPRESSION MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE EASTERN
PACIFIC...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.1N 106.8W
ABOUT 315 MI...510 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 575 MI...925 KM SSE OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 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 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
EIGHTEEN-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 106.8
WEST.  THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...
22 KM/H.  A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS...AND THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM
ON THURSDAY.

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 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER BROWN

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