WTPA31 PHFO 241449 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032015 500 AM HST MON AUG 24 2015 ...DISORGANIZED TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO MOVING CLOSER TO JOHNSTON ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.6N 167.6W ABOUT 680 MI...1090 KM SW OF BARKING SANDS HAWAII ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM ESE 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 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 167.6 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND A SLOWING IN FORWARD SPEED ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KILO WILL PASS LESS THAN 100 MILES TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND LATE TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED...AND KILO MAY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AGAIN IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH JOHNSTON ISLAND TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. SURF...LARGE SURF IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING REEFS AND SHORELINES TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE TRACK OF KILO. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 AM HST. NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER R BALLARD