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TROPICAL STORM KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER   3

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132018

800 AM PDT TUE AUG 07 2018



...KRISTY FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN...





SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...13.8N 126.5W

ABOUT 1255 MI...2020 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KRISTY WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 126.5 WEST.  KRISTY IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H).  THE STORM SHOULD

MOVE WESTWARD TODAY, GRADUALLY TURNING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST

AND NORTHWEST BY THURSDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND KRISTY COULD BECOME A HURRICANE

IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB (29.53 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 PM PDT.



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FORECASTER AVILA/CANGIALOSI