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Tropical Depression EIGHTEEN-E


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Tropical Depression Eighteen-E Advisory Number   1
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP182020
300 AM MDT Tue Sep 29 2020
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWESTERN 
COAST OF MEXICO...

 
SUMMARY OF 300 AM MDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.2N 107.6W
ABOUT 685 MI...1105 KM SSE OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 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 OUTLOOK
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At 300 AM MDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression
Eighteen-E was located near latitude 13.2 North, longitude 107.6
West.  The depression is moving toward the west near 10 mph (17 
km/h).  A west to west-northwest motion at a slightly faster 
forward speed is expected during the next few days. 
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Steady strengthening is anticipated during the next few days, and 
the depression is expected to become a tropical storm later today.  
The system is forecast to become a hurricane by early Thursday. 
 
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 900 AM MDT.
 
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Forecaster Brown
 
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