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TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER   2

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP162018

300 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2018



...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE IN A DAY OR

TWO...





SUMMARY OF 300 PM MDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.5N 112.5W

ABOUT 410 MI...660 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 300 PM MDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION

SIXTEEN-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 112.5

WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR

10 MPH (17 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE

NEXT DAY OR SO WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND

WEST-SOUTHWEST THEREAFTER.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM

LATER TODAY OR ON WEDNESDAY, AND A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB (29.65 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 PM MDT.



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FORECASTER AVILA