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HURRICANE KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER 15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122024
200 AM PDT FRI OCT 25 2024
..KRISTY MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AS A POWERFUL MAJOR HURRICANE
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 123.9W
ABOUT 1055 MI...1700 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...932 MB...27.53 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 AM PDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KRISTY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 123.9 WEST. KRISTY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY, AND A NORTHWESTWARD TO
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
OVER THE WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 150 MPH (240 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 THIS MORNING, WITH RAPID WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY
TONIGHT.
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 932 MB (27.53 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 800 AM PDT.
FORECASTER BEVEN
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