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TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER   1

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172018

900 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2018



...ANOTHER TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC BASIN...





SUMMARY OF 900 PM MDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.3N 108.4W

ABOUT 425 MI...680 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 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 900 PM MDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION

SEVENTEEN-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 108.4

WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH

(17 KM/H).  A SLOWER MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST

IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



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

GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND THE

DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON SATURDAY.



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 300 AM MDT.



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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI