WTPZ33 KNHC 080231

TCPEP3



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER   5

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132018

800 PM PDT TUE AUG 07 2018



...KRISTY TEMPORARILY BECOMES POORLY ORGANIZED...





SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.2N 127.8W

ABOUT 1315 MI...2115 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KRISTY WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 127.8 WEST. KRISTY IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H).   A TURN TO

THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE

NORTH-NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.  A GRADUAL NORTHWARD MOTION IS

EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH

HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND KRISTY COULD

BECOME A HURRICANE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.  WEAKENING IS EXPECTED

TO BEGIN BY FRIDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB (29.59 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 AM PDT.



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FORECASTER ROBERTS