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HURRICANE IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER  17

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP122015

500 PM HST FRI AUG 28 2015



...IGNACIO MARCHING NORTHWESTWARD AND CONTINUES TO GET CLOSER TO

HAWAII...





SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...15.2N 145.2W

ABOUT 720 MI...1160 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 935 MI...1500 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS IN THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY

MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IGNACIO. A WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS

OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OVERNIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 145.2 WEST. IGNACIO IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION

IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE

NEXT DAY OR SO...FOLLOWED BY A WEAKENING TREND WHICH IS EXPECTED TO

BEGIN ON SUNDAY.



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

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80

MILES...130 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF...SURF FROM IGNACIO WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ALONG EAST FACING

SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND THIS WEEKEND...AND MAY BECOME VERY LARGE

AND DANGEROUS BY LATE SUNDAY.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST.



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FORECASTER R BALLARD