Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E Is Expected to Strengthen South of Mexico

November 23,2015

Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E developed in the eastern Pacific, south of Mexico, on Monday afternoon and is expected to strengthen. This tropical cyclone is expected to become another rare late November named tropical storm in the eastern Pacific.
Here is the latest information on Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E:

• Location: Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E is currently 560 miles south of Manzanillo, Mexico as of Monday night.
• Movement: Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E is moving west and is expected to continue to track generally westward before turning to the northwest by Wednesday. A turn to the north and then northeast is expected late this week. Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E is also expected to slow in its motion midweek.
• Intensity: This system is expected to strengthen due to being in an area of low wind shear and very warm sea surface temperatures and if it becomes a tropical storm it would be given the name Sandra. It is possible that it may reach hurricane strength.
• Impacts: Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E is currently expected to make landfall in Mexico, with current possibilities ranging from the southern Baja California to north of Puerto Vallarta. Moisture from this system may also reach the southern Plains late this week.
• Rarity: Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E is the third latest forming tropical depression on record in the eastern Pacific (since 1949). If it becomes Hurricane Sandra it would be the second latest forming hurricane on record, behind Hurricane Winnie in 1983.

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