WTPA31 PHFO 281754 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KILO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 32A NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032015 800 AM HST FRI AUG 28 2015 ...KILO CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD AND AWAY FROM JOHNSTON ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 800 AM HST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.6N 171.7W ABOUT 160 MI...250 KM WNW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND ABOUT 810 MI...1300 KM SSE OF MIDWAY ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...16 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 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 DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 AM HST...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KILO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 171.7 WEST. KILO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KILO IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND MAY BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.24 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON JOHNSTON ISLAND THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING LATER TODAY. RAINFALL...HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM KILO WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT JOHNSTON ISLAND TODAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SURF...LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE ON JOHNSTON ISLAND TODAY... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES AND REEFS. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER BURKE