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Tropical Storm CRISTINA


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Tropical Storm Cristina Advisory Number  10
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP052020
900 PM MDT Wed Jul 08 2020
 
...CRISTINA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE WHILE REMAINING WELL OFFSHORE THE
COAST OF MEXICO...
...STILL EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY EARLY FRIDAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 900 PM MDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.4N 108.6W
ABOUT 335 MI...540 KM WSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 455 MI...735 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.39 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 900 PM MDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Cristina was
located near latitude 16.4 North, longitude 108.6 West. Cristina is
moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this motion 
is expected to continue tonight.  A turn toward the west-northwest 
is forecast to occur by Thursday morning, and that motion is should 
continue for the next few days.  On the forecast track, Cristina 
will remain well offshore the coast of Mexico.
 
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph (100 km/h) 
with higher gusts.  Some strengthening is forecast during the next 
48 hours, and Cristina is expected to become a hurricane by late 
Thursday or early Friday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 995 mb (29.39 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 300 AM MDT.
 
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Forecaster Stewart
 
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