862  
WTPZ31 KNHC 131449  
TCPEP1  
 
BULLETIN  
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWENTY-ONE-E ADVISORY NUMBER 1  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP212026  
900 AM CST TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWENTY-ONE-E FORMS OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN  
MEXICO...  
...FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO A MAJOR HURRICANE OVER THE NEXT  
FEW DAYS...  
 
 
SUMMARY OF 900 AM CST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...9.8N 96.5W  
ABOUT 540 MI...870 KM SSE OF ACAPULCO MEXICO  
ABOUT 820 MI...1320 KM SE OF MANZANILLO MEXICO  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 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.  
 
INTERESTS IN SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST-CENTRAL MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR  
THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWENTY-ONE-E.  
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 900 AM CST (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION  
TWENTY-ONE-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 96.5  
WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH (17  
KM/H). A MOTION BETWEEN WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST SHOULD CONTINUE  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND A  
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 3 DAYS, AND THE  
CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND A  
MAJOR HURRICANE BY FRIDAY.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB (29.71 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWENTY-ONE-E ARE  
EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO  
LATE THIS WEEK. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING  
SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR  
LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 300 PM CST.  
 
 
FORECASTER HAGEN  
 
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