179  
WTPZ32 KNHC 250236  
TCPEP2  
 
BULLETIN  
HURRICANE KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER 14  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122024  
800 PM PDT THU OCT 24 2024  
   
..KRISTY REMAINS A POWERFUL MAJOR HURRICANE
 
 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...14.7N 122.7W  
ABOUT 1010 MI...1625 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 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 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE KRISTY WAS LOCATED  
NEAR LATITUDE 14.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 122.7 WEST. KRISTY IS MOVING  
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H). THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED  
TO TURN WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND THEN NORTHWESTWARD ON FRIDAY, AND  
SLOW DOWN OVER 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 FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING, WITH RAPID WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY  
FRIDAY NIGHT.  
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES (45 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 ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.  
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/MOORE  
 
 
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