000 WTPZ33 KNHC 140233 TCPEP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE CRISTINA ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP032014 800 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...EYE OF HURRICANE CRISTINA VERY NEAR SOCORRO ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.9N 110.7W ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM ENE OF SOCORRO ISLAND ABOUT 280 MI...450 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...978 MB...28.88 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE CRISTINA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.7 WEST. CRISTINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A SLOWER WEST- NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND CRISTINA SHOULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM LATER ON SATURDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM. EARLIER THIS EVENING...AN AUTOMATED MEXICAN NAVAL AIR STATION ON SOCORRO ISLAND REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 49 MPH... 78 KM/H...WITH A GUST TO 81 MPH...131 KM/H...AS THE SOUTHWESTERN EYEWALL OF THE HURRICANE WAS APPROACHING. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY CRISTINA ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON SATURDAY. SWELLS SHOULD BEGIN TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR PENINSULA TONIGHT BUT GRADUALLY DECREASE ON SUNDAY. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN