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WTPZ31 KNHC 170831
TCPEP1
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP012012
200 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012
 
...ALETTA DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.7N 114.6W
ABOUT 835 MI...1340 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 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 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF RECENTLY DOWNGRADED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.7 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 114.6 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H. A TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED
LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED.

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...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA