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TROPICAL STORM KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER   8

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132018

200 PM PDT WED AUG 08 2018



...KRISTY EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD ON THURSDAY...





SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.7N 129.6W

ABOUT 1405 MI...2260 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 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 PM PDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KRISTY WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 129.6 WEST. KRISTY IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH (9 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD

THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY OR EARLY THURSDAY, AND A GENERAL

NORTHWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW DAYS THEREAFTER.



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

SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 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 800 PM PDT.



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FORECASTER ZELINSKY