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TROPICAL STORM KILO ADVISORY NUMBER  28

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032015

500 AM HST THU AUG 27 2015



...STRENGTHENING KILO REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NORTHEAST OF

JOHNSTON ISLAND...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.8N 168.1W

ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM NE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 615 MI...990 KM WSW OF BARKING SANDS HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 225 DEGREES AT 1 MPH...2 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.36 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 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KILO WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 168.1 WEST. KILO IS

MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 1 MPH...2 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS

EXPECTED TO BECOME WESTERLY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS FORWARD SPEED

SLOWLY INCREASES.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. KILO WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH SATURDAY.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.36 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON JOHNSTON ISLAND

LATER TODAY.



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...800 AM HST.

NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER POWELL