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HURRICANE KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER 13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122024
200 PM PDT THU OCT 24 2024
..KRISTY BECOMES A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.2N 121.6W
ABOUT 970 MI...1565 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
ABOUT 770 MI...1240 KM WSW OF SOCORRO ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...260 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...926 MB...27.35 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 14.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 121.6 WEST. KRISTY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH (26 KM/H) AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND THEN
NORTH-NORTHWEST, WITH A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED, IS EXPECTED FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 160 MPH (260 KM/H)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KRISTY IS A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH RAPID WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN
FRIDAY.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES
(165 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 926 MB (27.35 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 800 PM PDT.
FORECASTER KELLY/B. ADAMS
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