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HURRICANE KILO ADVISORY NUMBER  38

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032015

500 PM HST SAT AUG 29 2015



...KILO REACHES CATEGORY 4 ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE...





SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.4N 176.2W

ABOUT 455 MI...735 KM WNW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 680 MI...1095 KM S OF MIDWAY ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH...215 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...28.00 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 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KILO WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 176.2 WEST. KILO IS MOVING

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

TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

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

HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST OVER 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 140

MILES...220 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB...28.00 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST.



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