WTPA31 PHFO 240254 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032015 500 PM HST SUN AUG 23 2015 ...KILO REMAINS DISORGANIZED EAST SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...14.5N 166.1W ABOUT 715 MI...1150 KM SW OF HONOLULU HAWAII ABOUT 270 MI...440 KM ESE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * JOHNSTON ISLAND 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. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HONOLULU HAWAII. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 166.1 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. KILO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWEST MONDAY AND EVENTUALLY NORTH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KILO IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND REACH TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ON MONDAY. GRADUAL INTENSIFICATION WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS JOHNSTON ISLAND STARTING MONDAY. SURF...LARGE SURF ALONG REEFS AND SHORELINES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL...HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH KILO MAY REACH JOHNSTON ISLAND BY TONIGHT OR MONDAY. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM HST. NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER TANABE