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HURRICANE KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122024
200 PM PDT WED OCT 23 2024
..KRISTY CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.1N 115.5W
ABOUT 710 MI...1140 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
ABOUT 440 MI...710 KM SW OF SOCORRO ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...928 MB...27.41 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 PDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KRISTY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 115.5 WEST. KRISTY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH (31 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE
WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 155 MPH (250 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. KRISTY IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. GRADUAL WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN ON FRIDAY.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES (30 KM) FROM THE
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES
(150 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 928 MB (27.41 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY KRISTY WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE WEST
COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA LATE THIS WEEK. THESE SWELLS
ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 PM PDT.
FORECASTER REINHART/ADAMS
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