WTPZ33 KNHC 100248

TCPEP3



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM KRISTY ADVISORY NUMBER  13

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132018

800 PM PDT THU AUG 09 2018



...KRISTY A LITTLE STRONGER...

....COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING COOLER WATERS ON

FRIDAY...





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

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LOCATION...17.4N 129.9W

ABOUT 1350 MI...2170 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.30 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 17.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 129.9 WEST.  KRISTY IS

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

NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A TURN BACK TO

THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON SATURDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH (110 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL IS STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE,

AND KRISTY COULD BECOME A HURRICANE OVERNIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY

BEFORE IT REACHES COOLER WATER.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO

BEGIN LATER ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES (150 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB (29.30 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 BERG