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TROPICAL STORM KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER   7

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132018

800 AM PDT WED AUG 08 2018



...KRISTY TURNS WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...





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

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LOCATION...14.4N 129.3W

ABOUT 1395 MI...2245 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 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 AM PDT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KRISTY WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 129.3 WEST. KRISTY IS

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

TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH

THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



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

SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE COUPLE OF 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 200 PM PDT.



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FORECASTER ZELINSKY