WTPA33 PHFO 041440 TCPCP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER 43 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP122015 500 AM HST FRI SEP 04 2015 ...HURRICANE IGNACIO FAR NORTH OF HAWAII CONTINUES MOVING NORTH NORTHWESTWARD... SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...32.4N 164.2W ABOUT 860 MI...1380 KM NNW OF HONOLULU HAWAII ABOUT 600 MI...965 KM NNE OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB...28.94 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 164.2 WEST. IGNACIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME NORTH SATURDAY...THEN NORTHEAST SUNDAY. FORWARD MOTION WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IGNACIO WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN LATER TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES...295 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER POWELL