WTPA31 PHFO 270545 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KILO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 26A NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032015 800 PM HST WED AUG 26 2015 ...KILO NEARLY STATIONARY NORTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 800 PM HST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.0N 168.0W ABOUT 130 MI...215 KM NE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND ABOUT 600 MI...970 KM WSW OF BARKING SANDS HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NEARLY STATIONARY MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES 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. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HONOLULU HAWAII. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM HST...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KILO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 168.0 WEST. KILO HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. SLOW MOVEMENT TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO RESUME LATER TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN MORE TOWARD THE WEST ON THURSDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KILO WILL PASS NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF JOHNSTON ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON JOHNSTON ISLAND STARTING THURSDAY. RAINFALL...RAINBANDS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THIS SLOW MOVING TROPICAL STORM ARE CONTINUING TO AFFECT JOHNSTON ISLAND...AND ARE 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 COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER POWELL