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Tropical Depression FIFTEEN-E


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Tropical Depression Fifteen-E Advisory Number  17
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP152017
200 PM PDT Fri Sep 15 2017

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION STILL HAS 35-MPH WINDS...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.0N 125.3W
ABOUT 1110 MI...1785 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 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
Fifteen-E was located near latitude 16.0 North, longitude 125.3
West.  The depression is moving toward the west near 3 mph (6
km/h).  A slow west-southwestward motion is expected tonight,
followed by a gradual turn toward the west and then north on
Saturday and Sunday.

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 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 800 PM PDT.

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Forecaster Berg

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