000 WTPZ31 KNHC 190532 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE-E INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 3A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP012009 1100 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS NOT BECOME ANY BETTER ORGANIZED... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAS ISLAS MARIAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO FROM TOPOLOBAMPO SOUTHWARD TO CABO CORRIENTES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. AT 1100 PM PDT...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.6 WEST OR ABOUT 275 MILES...435 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MAZATLAN MEXICO AND ABOUT 195 MILES...315 KM...WEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. THE DEPRESSION IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 11 MPH...18 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE WILL BE APPROACHING LAS ISLAS MARIAS LATER TODAY AND THE MAINLAND COAST OF MEXICO ON SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE REACHING THE MEXICAN COAST. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...IS POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF WESTERN MEXICO IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEPRESSION. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. MOISTURE FLOWING NORTHWARD FROM THE DEPRESSION COULD ENHANCE RAINFALL IN NORTHERN MEXICO AND THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...19.1N 107.6W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 20 DEGREES AT 11 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER AVILA/KIMBERLAIN