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TROPICAL STORM KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132018

200 AM PDT WED AUG 08 2018



...KRISTY FORECAST TO RE-STRENGTHEN BY THURSDAY...





SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.2N 128.5W

ABOUT 1355 MI...2180 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 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 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KRISTY WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 128.5 WEST. KRISTY IS

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

TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST LATE TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO

THE NORTH ON FRIDAY, WITH THAT MOTION CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 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 800 AM PDT.



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FORECASTER BLAKE