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TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE-E INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   2A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP012008
500 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2008
 
...DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AS IT APPROACHES
THE COAST OF NICARAGUA...
 
AT 5 AM PDT...1200 UTC....THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND THE
GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE
PACIFIC COAST OF HONDURAS. 

TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF
CENTRAL AMERICA FROM COSTA RICA TO EL SALVADOR. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 500 AM PDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE-E WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.8 WEST OR ABOUT 75
MILES...120 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANAGUA NICARAGUA AND ABOUT 200
MILES...350 KM...SOUTHEAST OF SAN SALVADOR EL SALVADOR.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR.  A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION WILL BE MOVING VERY CLOSE TO
THE COASTS OF NICARAGUA...HONDURAS...AND EL SALVADOR DURING THE
NEXT DAY OR SO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER
THIS MORNING AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
10 TO 15 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA FROM COSTA RICA
NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF NICARAGUA...HONDURAS...EL
SALVADOR...AND GUATEMALA.  ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF
20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN.  THESE RAINS MAY
PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 500 AM PDT POSITION...11.3 N...86.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA/ROBERTS