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BULLETIN

HURRICANE KILO ADVISORY NUMBER  46

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032015

500 PM HST MON AUG 31 2015



...KILO WEAKENS SLIGHTLY NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE...





SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...22.6N 179.8W

ABOUT 415 MI...665 KM SSW OF MIDWAY ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB...28.12 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KILO WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 22.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 179.8 WEST. KILO IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. THIS MOTION IS

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL

TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  KILO IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SLIGHT WEAKENING IS EXPECTED

TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY SLOW STRENGTHENING THROUGH 48 HOURS.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150

MILES...240 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 952 MB...28.12 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ADVISORY FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE

CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY RSMC

TOKYO JAPAN. FOR U.S. INTERESTS...SEE THE PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED

BY THE U.S. NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN GUAM...AND DEPARTMENT OF

DEFENSE WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER IN

HONOLULU HAWAII.



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FORECASTER KODAMA