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Tropical Depression Fifteen-E Advisory Number 16
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP152017
800 AM PDT Fri Sep 15 2017
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION CONTINUES WESTWARD...
...COULD FINALLY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY SATURDAY...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.9N 125.0W
ABOUT 1095 MI...1760 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression
Fifteen-E was located near latitude 15.9 North, longitude 125.0
West. The depression is moving toward the west near 5 mph (7
km/h). A slow west-southwestward motion is expected tonight and
Saturday, followed by a turn toward the north by Sunday night.
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 could become a tropical storm on Saturday.
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 at 200 PM PDT.
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Forecaster Berg
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