WTPA31 PHFO 260840 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032015 1100 PM HST TUE AUG 25 2015 ...KILO MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST TOWARD JOHNSTON ISLAND... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.4N 167.9W ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM NE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND ABOUT 585 MI...940 KM WSW OF BARKING SANDS HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 240 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND. 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 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 167.9 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 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 EXPECTED ON JOHNSTON ISLAND STARTING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH 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 AND REEFS AS KILO APPROACHES. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 AM HST. NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER JACOBSON/WROE