Tropical Depression ONE-E nearing tropical storm strength, forecast to land in Mexico

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE-E ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP012009
200 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

...DEPRESSION NEARING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF
MAINLAND MEXICO FROM TOPOLOBAMPO SOUTHWARD TO EL ROBLITO AND FOR
LAS ISLAS MARIAS. 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...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE-E
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.2 WEST OR ABOUT
360 MILES...575 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MAZATLAN MEXICO AND ABOUT
260 MILES...420 KM...WEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE WILL BE
APPROACHING THE COAST OF MEXICO WITHIN THE WATCH AREA LATE FRIDAY
OR EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST IN THE NEXT DAY OR
TWO...AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE
REACHING THE COAST.

Peace