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HURRICANE KILO ADVISORY NUMBER  40

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032015

500 AM HST SUN AUG 30 2015



...HURRICANE KILO CONTINUES TRACKING WEST NORTHWEST AND STARTS TO

WEAKEN...





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

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LOCATION...18.9N 177.5W

ABOUT 545 MI...880 KM WNW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 640 MI...1035 KM S OF MIDWAY ISLAND

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.94 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 18.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 177.5 WEST. KILO IS MOVING

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

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

HOURS.



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. THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY WEAKEN

OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145

MILES...230 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 946 MB...27.94 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER DONALDSON