WTPA31 PHFO 241205 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 15A NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032015 200 AM HST MON AUG 24 2015 ...KILO MOVING NORTHWEST AND CONTINUING TO APPROACH JOHNSTON ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.5N 167.5W ABOUT 695 MI...1120 KM SW OF LIHUE HAWAII ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM SE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * JOHNSTON ISLAND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 36 HOURS. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 166.7 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON MONDAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KILO IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND SHOULD REACH TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ON MONDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH JOHNSTON ISLAND TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SURF...LARGE SURF IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING REEFS AND SHORELINES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE TRACK OF KILO. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER R BALLARD