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Tropical Storm CRISTINA


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TROPICAL STORM CRISTINA ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032014
200 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2014

...CRISTINA STRENGTHENS SOME MORE AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM
MEXICO...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.5N 103.2W
ABOUT 185 MI...300 KM SW OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 103.2 WEST. CRISTINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H.   A CONTINUED WESTERLY
MOTION WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT DAY OR SO....FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE...AND CRISTINA
COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON WEDNESDAY.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY CRISTINA ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
COAST OF SOUTH-CENTRAL MEXICO. THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THROUGH TODAY...AND 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 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER STEWART

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