Tropical Storm Kristy: Life-threatening Surf for Mexico, Baja California Coasts NBC News
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East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook - This product is updated at approximately 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM, and 11 PM PDT from May 15 to November 30. (NOAA/National Hurricane Center)

Tropical Storm Kristy was expected to create life-threatening surf and rip currents of the coast of southern Baja California and southwest Mexico over the next few days, the National Hurricane Center warned Friday.

The NHC said in a notice at 2 a.m. PT (5 a.m. ET) that the storm had got strengthen, packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and stronger gusts, but was expected to weaken.

It was about 240 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and was moving west-northwest at about 10 mph.

Tropical storm-force winds extended about 80 miles from the center.
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“Swells generated by Kristy will affect portions of the coast of southwestern Mexico and southern Baja California during the next day or two,” the NHC notice said.

“These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions,” it added.

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