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Tropical Depression KRISTY


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112012
800 PM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012
 
...KRISTY EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON MONDAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.3N 119.2W
ABOUT 610 MI...980 KM WNW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 119.2 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H.  A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND EAST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36
HOURS WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND KRISTY IS LIKELY TO
BECOME A REMNANT LOW MONDAY MORNING.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY KRISTY WILL STILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THESE SWELLS
COULD 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...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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