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Tropical Storm CRISTINA


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TROPICAL STORM CRISTINA ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032014
200 AM PDT TUE JUN 10 2014

...CRISTINA NOT STRENGTHENING YET...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.6N 102.4W
ABOUT 155 MI...250 KM SSW OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 STORM CRISTINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.4 WEST. CRISTINA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H.  A CONTINUED WESTERLY
MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND CRISTINA COULD
BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY.

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

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 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 TUESDAY...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 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN

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