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HURRICANE IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER  39

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP122015

500 AM HST THU SEP 03 2015



...HURRICANE IGNACIO CONTINUES HEADING NORTHWEST...





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

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LOCATION...28.8N 161.7W

ABOUT 490 MI...790 KM NNW OF LIHUE HAWAII

ABOUT 570 MI...915 KM NNW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 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 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 161.7 WEST. IGNACIO IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION

IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD

THE NORTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH

TODAY...FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WEAKENING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 240

MILES...390 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED FROM IGNACIO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH

TODAY. AFTER TODAY...IGNACIO SWELL WILL FADE BUT SWELL FROM

HURRICANE JIMENA...EAST SOUTHEAST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...WILL

BECOME THE DOMINANT SURF PRODUCER.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER POWELL