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HURRICANE KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER 16
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP122024
800 AM PDT FRI OCT 25 2024
..KRISTY WEAKENING
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.8N 124.8W
ABOUT 1085 MI...1750 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB...28.12 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 AM PDT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KRISTY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 15.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 124.8 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 125 MPH (205 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. KRISTY IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. STEADY TO RAPID WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WITH KRISTY EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL
CYCLONE ON SUNDAY.
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 952 MB (28.12 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 BEGINNING TODAY AND
CONTINUING INTO 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 PM PDT.
FORECASTER KELLY
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