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TROPICAL STORM KILO ADVISORY NUMBER  27

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032015

1100 PM HST WED AUG 26 2015



...KILO REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NORTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.9N 168.1W

ABOUT 125 MI...200 KM NE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 610 MI...985 KM WSW OF BARKING SANDS HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 245 DEGREES AT 1 MPH...2 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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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

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AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KILO WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 168.1 WEST. KILO IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 1 MPH...2 KM/H...AND THIS

MOTION WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE WESTERLY BY FRIDAY WITH ONLY A

SMALL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. KILO WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THROUGH FRIDAY.



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

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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

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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 AM HST.

NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST.



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FORECASTER POWELL