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BULLETIN
HURRICANE KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122024
800 PM MST TUE OCT 22 2024
..HURRICANE KRISTY CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN
SUMMARY OF 800 PM MST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.7N 110.1W
ABOUT 565 MI...910 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
ABOUT 290 MI...465 KM SSE OF SOCORRO ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 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 800 PM MST (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KRISTY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 110.1 WEST. KRISTY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH (31 KM/H) AND THIS WESTWARD MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, FOLLOWED BY A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH (130 KM/H)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED AND KRISTY
COULD RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES (20 KM) FROM THE
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES
(110 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB (29.03 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 AM MST.
FORECASTER BUCCI
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