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10/24/2024

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October 24, 2024 updated 428 pm PDT

KRISTY BECOMES A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE

Hurricane Kristy Advisory Number 13 issued by National Hurricane Center 2 pm PDT Oct 24
KRISTY BECOMES A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE
At 200 PM PDT (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Kristy was located near latitude 14.2 North, longitude 121.6 West. Kristy is moving toward the west near 16 mph (26 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through tonight. A turn toward the northwest and then north-northwest, with a slower forward speed, is expected Friday through the weekend.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 160 mph (260 km/h) with higher gusts. Kristy is a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are expected through tonight, with rapid weakening expected to begin Friday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 926 mb (27.35 inches).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
Swells generated by Kristy will affect portions of the west coast of the Baja California peninsula late this week and over the weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather office.

NEXT ADVISORY Next complete advisory at 800 PM PDT.

Forecaster Kelly/B. Adams

Streamflow Situation from the USGS network of streamflow gauges in California
USGS network of streamflow monitors continue to register below normal flows in Coastal Region 1 with the southwest of Humboldt County remaining at moderate drought since Monday this week. Normal to much above normal streamflows continue in the central, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego coastal watersheds. Colorado River watershed remains below normal with the drought continuing in Imperial, Riverside and central San Bernardino Counties. An extreme low flow level is recorded on New River near Westmorland again today.

WT HAB Tracker
from California Water Boards

California
California Water Boards HAB Update of Friday, Oct 18 carries DANGER advisories for three water bodies including Lake Anza, Contra Loma Reservoir and Clear Lake. Four Warning advisories are posted in Clear Lake.

Avoid inhaling, ingesting or absorbing cyanotoxins, see the bluegreen tags on the map to the right for the water bodies impacted.

Big Valley Pomo Environmental Protection Agency has been leading the program of water monitoring for Clear Lake for more than a decade, including sampling and testing for cyanotoxins. Find the latest toxicity test results for Clear Lake here.









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