Early on May NUMBER@1 , MISC@1 One nearly attained tropical storm status , with intensity estimates using the MISC@2 reaching NUMBER@2 NUMBER@3 , or NUMBER@4 mph -LRB- NUMBER@5 km/h -RRB- ; however , the estimates were also as low as NUMBER@6 NUMBER@3 , leading to the intensity of the depression remaining at NUMBER@7 mph -LRB- NUMBER@8 km/h -RRB- .

On May NUMBER@1 , the depression almost became a tropical storm , when the storm 's strength was measured at NUMBER@2 NUMBER@3 , or NUMBER@4 mph -LRB- NUMBER@5 km/h -RRB- using the Dvorak technique .
