WTPA31 PHFO 310845 TCPCP1 BULLETIN HURRICANE KILO ADVISORY NUMBER 43 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032015 1100 PM HST SUN AUG 30 2015 ...KILO INTENSIFIES SLIGHTLY OVER THE OPEN OCEAN NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.6N 178.6W ABOUT 530 MI...855 KM S OF MIDWAY ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.97 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KILO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 178.6 WEST. KILO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD EXPECTED STARTING IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NOTE THAT ON THIS FORECAST TRACK....KILO MAY CROSS THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE INTO THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 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. LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 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 160 MILES...260 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 947 MB...27.97 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER HOUSTON