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BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE-E ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122015
800 AM PDT TUE AUG 25 2015

...DEPRESSION GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED WHILE MOVING
SLOWLY WESTWARD...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.2N 132.4W
ABOUT 1565 MI...2520 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Twelve-E
was located near latitude 13.2 North, longitude 132.4 West.  The
depression is moving toward the west near 6 mph (9 km/h), and this
general motion with some increase in forward speed is forecast
during the next day or so.  A turn toward the west-northwest is
forecast by late Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Strengthening is forecast, and the depression is expected to become
a tropical storm later today.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 PM PDT.

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Forecaster Kimberlain

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