Tropical Depression NINE-E

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 PM PDT FRI AUG 22 2003
 
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WARNING...

AT 2 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS UPGRADED THE
TROPICAL STORM WATCH TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SOUTH OF 24N.
 
AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 107.3 WEST OR ABOUT
225 MILES...365 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS STATIONARY.  A SLOW NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM
DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL AFFECT COASTAL PORTIONS OF MAINLAND MEXICO
BETWEEN PUERTO VALLARTA AND MANZANILLO.

REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...20.7 N...107.3 W.  MOVEMENT
...STATIONARY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN/ROBERTS
 
 
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