885
WTPZ33 KNHC 092033
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CRISTINA ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP032026
300 PM CST TUE JUN 09 2026
...CRISTINA DRIFTING ERRATICALLY NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHWESTERN
NICARAGUA...
...HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
SUMMARY OF 300 PM CST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.7N 87.8W
ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM WNW OF MANAGUA NICARAGUA
ABOUT 115 MI...190 KM SE OF SAN SALVADOR EL SALVADOR
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 1 MPH...2 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PUERTO SANDINO, NICARAGUA TO THE GUATEMALA/EL SALVADOR BORDER
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 300 PM CST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 87.8 WEST. CRISTINA IS
DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 1 MPH (2 KM/H). A GENERAL
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLOW FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, CRISTINA SHOULD MOVE
NEAR OR ALONG THE COASTS OF NICARAGUA, HONDURAS, AND EL SALVADOR
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WHILE A
GENERAL WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES (130 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB (29.71 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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KEY MESSAGES FOR CRISTINA CAN BE FOUND IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDEP3 AND WMO HEADER WTPZ43 KNHC.
RAINFALL: TROPICAL STORM CRISTINA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES, WITH MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE
ACROSS COASTAL PORTIONS NICARAGUA, HONDURAS, EL SALVADOR, AND
GUATEMALA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE
LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF
STEEP TERRAIN.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF FORECAST RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM CRISTINA, PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL GRAPHIC AVAILABLE AT
HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_EP3.SHTML?RAINQPF
STORM SURGE: COASTAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS
OF ONSHORE WINDS. NEAR THE COAST, THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
LARGE AND DAMAGING WAVES.
WIND: TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 600 PM CST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 PM CST.
FORECASTER BEVEN
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