WTPA31 PHFO 260558 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 22A NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032015 800 PM HST TUE AUG 25 2015 ...KILO BEGINS TO DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHWEST TOWARD JOHNSTON ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 800 PM HST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.5N 167.6W ABOUT 180 MI...290 KM NE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND ABOUT 560 MI...900 KM WSW OF BARKING SANDS HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 245 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...5 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES 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...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM HST...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 167.6 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...5 KM/H. KILO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KILO WILL PASS CLOSE TO JOHNSTON ISLAND ON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND KILO MAY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON WEDNESDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON JOHNSTON ISLAND STARTING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. RAINFALL...RAINBANDS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM KILO ARE ALREADY AFFECTING JOHNSTON ISLAND AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS KILO APPROACHES. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO 15 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE. SURF...LARGE SURF IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES AS KILO APPROACHES. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER JACOBSON/WROE