000 WTPZ32 KNHC 250232 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORA ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172009 800 PM PDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...NORA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION... AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 121.6 WEST OR ABOUT 850 MILES...1365 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED...AND NORA IS FORECAST TO DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW ON FRIDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...17.4N 121.6W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 265 DEGREES AT 8 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BERG