WTPZ33 KNHC 090243

TCPEP3



BULLETIN

TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER   3

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182018

800 PM PDT SAT SEP 08 2018



...DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM OVERNIGHT OR ON

SUNDAY...





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

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LOCATION...16.1N 117.2W

ABOUT 670 MI...1075 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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 TROPICAL DEPRESSION

EIGHTEEN-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 117.2

WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH (15

KM/H). A WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE

NEXT FEW DAYS.



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

GUSTS.  GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND THE DEPRESSION IS

EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM OVERNIGHT OR ON SUNDAY.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB (29.71 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 CANGIALOSI