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BULLETIN
HURRICANE KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122024
200 PM MST TUE OCT 22 2024
...KRISTY BECOMES A HURRICANE AND APPEARS POISED TO RAPIDLY
INTENSIFY...
SUMMARY OF 200 PM MST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.7N 108.5W
ABOUT 590 MI...950 KM WSW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
ABOUT 330 MI...530 KM SSE OF SOCORRO ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 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 200 PM MST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KRISTY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 108.5 WEST. KRISTY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH (30 KM/H) AND THIS WESTWARD MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH (120 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ADDITIONAL INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED AND KRISTY COULD
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES (30 KM) FROM THE
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES
(110 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB (29.18 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 PM MST.
FORECASTER TORRES-VAZQUEZ/PAPIN
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