Tropical Depression THIRTEEN-E

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP132006
200 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2006

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OFFSHORE OF MEXICO...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE COAST... 
 
AT 2 PM PDT... 2100 UTC... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM TECPAN DE
GALEANA TO MANZANILLO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
AT 2 PM PDT... 2100 UTC... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM WEST OF
MANZANILLO TO CABO CORRIENTES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 200 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN-E
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.5 WEST OR ABOUT
125 MILES...200 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO AND ABOUT 145
MILES...235 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH... 19
KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WITH A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW. 
ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO PARALLEL AND STAY OFFSHORE
OF SOUTHWEST MEXICO.  HOWEVER TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR
THURSDAY.

TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO FROM SAN MARCOS THROUGH ACAPULCO TO
TECOMAN... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES OVER THE
COASTAL MOUNTAINS.  THIS RAIN COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH
FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES... ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION...16.0 N...101.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 500 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800
PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE/BEVEN
 
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