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Tropical Depression KRISTY


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112012
200 AM PDT MON SEP 17 2012
 
...KRISTY TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW TODAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.9N 119.4W
ABOUT 630 MI...1020 KM WNW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB...29.80 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 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 119.4 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11
KM/H. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST WITH A DECREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
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 THIS MORNING.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY KRISTY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA TODAY...BUT WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE BY TUESDAY.  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...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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