FIFTEEN
Plain Language Summary
Tropical Depression FIFTEEN in the Eastern Pacific — 35 mph winds, no immediate threat to land
Why forecasters expect this
What is steering it: A large zone of high pressure in the middle levels of the atmosphere to the north and northwest is expected to push the depression generally west, but a bit south of due west (more west-southwest) over the next few days. As the system weakens, it should become more shallow (it won’t extend as high into the atmosphere), and that typically allows it to get carried along faster by lower-level winds—so its forward speed is expected to increase later in the forecast.…
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