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TROPICAL STORM KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122024
300 AM CST TUE OCT 22 2024
..KRISTY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN
SUMMARY OF 300 AM CST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.2N 104.8W
ABOUT 375 MI...605 KM WSW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
ABOUT 520 MI...835 KM SE OF SOCORRO ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 300 AM CST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KRISTY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 104.8 WEST. KRISTY IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H). A WESTWARD
MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
FEW DAYS, AND KRISTY IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY TONIGHT.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES (95 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB (29.56 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 AM CST.
FORECASTER HAGEN
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