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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER   2

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP142018

200 AM PDT WED AUG 15 2018



...DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY...





SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...10.8N 122.3W

ABOUT 1170 MI...1880 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...1007 MB...29.74 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 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION

FOURTEEN-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 122.3

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 COUPLE OF DAYS.  A TURN TO THE

WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ON FRIDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT THREE

DAYS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM

LATER TODAY AND A HURRICANE BY LATE THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB (29.74 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 AM PDT.



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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI