WTPA31 PHFO 241756 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032015 800 AM HST MON AUG 24 2015 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO MOVING CLOSER TO JOHNSTON ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 800 AM HST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.3N 167.8W ABOUT 670 MI...1080 KM SW OF BARKING SANDS HAWAII ABOUT 115 MI...185 KM ESE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 340 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 800 AM HST...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 167.8 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH 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 OF JOHNSTON ISLAND 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 LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH JOHNSTON ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING 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 COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER BURKE