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TROPICAL STORM KILO ADVISORY NUMBER   4

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032015

500 AM HST FRI AUG 21 2015



...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND CONTINUES

TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...12.7N 151.7W

ABOUT 535 MI...860 KM SSE OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 720 MI...1160 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KILO WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 151.7 WEST. KILO IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H. THIS

GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF

DAYS...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED EARLY

SUNDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER BIRCHARD