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HURRICANE KILO ADVISORY NUMBER  37

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032015

1100 AM HST SAT AUG 29 2015



...KILO RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES A MAJOR HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.0N 175.5W

ABOUT 405 MI...655 KM WNW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 715 MI...1150 KM S OF MIDWAY ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB...28.12 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 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KILO WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 175.5 WEST AND IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. KILO WILL GRADUALLY TURN

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND DECREASE ITS FORWARD SPEED OVER THE

NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  KILO IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST WITH

KILO BECOMING A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 DAYS.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125

MILES...205 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 952 MB...28.12 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...500 PM HST.



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FORECASTER KODAMA