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TROPICAL STORM KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER   9

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132018

800 PM PDT WED AUG 08 2018



...KRISTY TURNS NORTHWESTWARD...

....SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...





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

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LOCATION...15.3N 130.0W

ABOUT 1410 MI...2270 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 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 15.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 130.0 WEST.  KRISTY IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH (11 KM/H).  A TURN TOWARD

THE NORTH IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY, AND A GENERAL NORTHWARD MOTION IS

FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW DAYS THEREAFTER.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, BUT

GRADUAL WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN BY SATURDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 KM)

EAST OF 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 CANGIALOSI