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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER   1

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP142018

800 PM PDT TUE AUG 14 2018



...NEW DEPRESSION FORMS WELL TO THE SOUTHWEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...





SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...10.9N 121.2W

ABOUT 1115 MI...1795 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 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 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL

DEPRESSION FOURTEEN-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.9 NORTH,

LONGITUDE 121.2 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR

14 MPH (22 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION OVER THE OPEN PACIFIC

OCEAN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



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

GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT THREE DAYS, AND

THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON WEDNESDAY

AND REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH ON FRIDAY.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB (29.77 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 AM PDT.



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FORECASTER STEWART