828 
WTPZ34 KNHC 150834
TCPEP4

BULLETIN
Tropical Depression Fourteen-E Advisory Number   2
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP142018
200 AM PDT Wed Aug 15 2018

...DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.8N 122.3W
ABOUT 1170 MI...1880 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 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 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression
Fourteen-E was located near latitude 10.8 North, longitude 122.3
West. The depression is moving toward the west near 14 mph (22
km/h), and this general motion over the open Pacific Ocean is
expected to continue for the next couple of days.  A turn to the
west-northwest is forecast to occur on Friday.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next three
days, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm
later today and a hurricane by late Thursday or Friday.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 800 AM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Cangialosi