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TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE-E ADVISORY NUMBER   2

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122016

900 PM MDT THU AUG 18 2016



...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM

ON FRIDAY...





SUMMARY OF 900 PM MDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.8N 110.4W

ABOUT 355 MI...570 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 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 900 PM MDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE-E

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 110.4 WEST. THE

DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH (11 KM/H), AND

THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.  A TURN TOWARD

THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED

FRIDAY NIGHT.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

MODEST STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND THE

DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON FRIDAY.



THE 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 AT 300 AM MDT.



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