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HURRICANE KILO ADVISORY NUMBER  39

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032015

1100 PM HST SAT AUG 29 2015



...CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE KILO CONTINUES TRACKING WEST NORTHWEST...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.6N 176.8W

ABOUT 500 MI...800 KM WNW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 665 MI...1070 KM S OF MIDWAY ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H

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

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 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 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KILO WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 176.8 WEST. KILO IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. KILO IS EXPECTED TO

CURVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...THEN WEST NORTHWEST...OVER THE NEXT 48

HOURS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

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

HURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 12

HOURS...THEN SLIGHT WEAKENING THROUGH 48 HOURS.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 155

MILES...250 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 940 MB...27.76 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST.



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