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HURRICANE IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER  31

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP122015

500 AM HST TUE SEP 01 2015



...HURRICANE IGNACIO WEAKENS WHILE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD...





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

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LOCATION...23.5N 153.7W

ABOUT 310 MI...495 KM ENE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

ABOUT 275 MI...445 KM NNE OF HILO HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 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 IGNACIO WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 153.7 WEST. IGNACIO IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION

IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. IGNACIO WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175

MILES...280 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IGNACIO WILL CONTINUE ALONG EAST

AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS. RESULTANT SURF WILL BE LARGE...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING

AND LIFE-THREATENING.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER POWELL