WTPA31 PHFO 232055 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032015 1100 AM HST SUN AUG 23 2015 ...KILO REMAINS DISORGANIZED EAST SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ATOLL... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...14.5N 164.9W ABOUT 655 MI...1055 KM SW OF HONOLULU HAWAII ABOUT 340 MI...550 KM ESE OF JOHNSTON ATOLL MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JOHNSTON ATOLL. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * JOHNSTON ATOLL A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 48 HOURS. INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MARINE MONUMENT...SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF KILO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 164.9 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H ...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLOW INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...AND KILO IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AGAIN LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS JOHNSTON ATOLL STARTING MONDAY. SURF...LARGE SURF ALONG REEFS AND SHORELINES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL...HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH KILO MAY REACH JOHNSTON ATOLL BY TONIGHT OR MONDAY. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER BURKE