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HURRICANE KILO ADVISORY NUMBER  36

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032015

500 AM HST SAT AUG 29 2015



...KILO CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN...





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

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LOCATION...18.0N 174.3W

ABOUT 330 MI...530 KM WNW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 730 MI...1175 KM SSE OF MIDWAY ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB...28.82 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KILO WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 174.3 WEST. KILO IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. THE TRACK WILL

CURVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. KILO IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OVER THE NEXT 36

HOURS...THEN MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY THROUGH 48 HOURS.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115

MILES...185 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF...LARGE SURF ALONG NORTH AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES AND

REEFS OF JOHNSTON ISLAND WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER DONALDSON