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BULLETIN
HURRICANE KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122024
800 PM PDT WED OCT 23 2024
..KRISTY REMAINS A VERY POWERFUL CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.2N 117.2W
ABOUT 765 MI...1235 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
ABOUT 520 MI...835 KM SW OF SOCORRO ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 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 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE KRISTY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 117.2 WEST. KRISTY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH (31 KM/H), AND A WESTWARD TO
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A SLOWER
NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY.
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. KRISTY IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE IN STRENGTH
OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. STEADY TO RAPID WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN BY
EARLY FRIDAY.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES (30 KM) FROM THE
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES
(130 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 AND OVER THE
WEEKEND. 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 200 AM PDT.
FORECASTER CANGIALOSI
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