000 WTPZ31 KNHC 170839 TCPEP1 BULLETIN 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 ---------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ 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 ---------------------- 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 ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN