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Tropical Storm KRISTY (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112012
800 AM PDT FRI SEP 14 2012
 
...KRISTY EXPECTED TO WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.4N 112.9W
ABOUT 260 MI...415 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 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 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KRISTY WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.9 WEST. KRISTY IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H...AND A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST SHOULD BEGIN TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  KRISTY IS FORECAST TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY KRISTY WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE COAST
OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT
DAY OR TWO. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO 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 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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