Preliminary Report
Tropical Depression Nine-E
13-15 August 1999

Tropical Depression Nine-E spent its short lifetime far removed from any land areas. The precursor disturbance was a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on 27 July. The system entered the East Pacific on 6 August and continued westward without development until the 11^th, when convection began to increase. Satellite classifications began on the 12^th, and the system became a tropical depression at 1200 UTC on the 13^th. Under easterly shear, the depression moved on a generally west-northwesterly track without significant additional development, and subsequently dissipated by 1200 UTC on the 15^th.

The "best-track" for the depression is given in Table 1.

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Table 1. Best track for Tropical Depression Nine-E, 13-15 August 1999.

Date/Time (UTC)	Position		Pressure (mb)	Wind Speed (kt)	Stage
	Lat. (°N)	Lon. (°W)
13/1200	13.7	115.8	1006	25	tropical depression
13/1800	14.2	117.0	1005	30	"
14/0000	14.7	118.0	1005	30	"
14/0600	14.8	118.5	1006	30	"
14/1200	14.9	119.0	1006	30	"
14/1800	15.2	119.5	1007	25	"
15/0000	15.5	120.0	1007	25	"
15/0600	15.6	120.8	1008	25	"
13/1800	14.2	117.0	1005	30	minimum pressure