WTPA35 PHFO 190252 TCPCP5 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE-C ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP052015 500 PM HST FRI SEP 18 2015 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS FAR WEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MARINE MONUMENT... SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.6N 174.5W ABOUT 520 MI...835 KM S OF LISIANSKI ISLAND ABOUT 530 MI...850 KM SSW OF MARO REEF MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MARINE MONUMENT...FROM LISIANSKI ISLAND TO MARO REEF TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * PORTIONS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MARINE MONUMENT...FROM LISIANSKI ISLAND TO MARO REEF TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 TO 48 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HONOLULU HAWAII. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE-C WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 174.5 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH ON SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MARINE MONUMENT STARTING ON SUNDAY. SURF...LARGE SOUTH SWELLS WILL ARRIVE ON THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MARINE MONUMENT ON SATURDAY...AND SEAS WILL BECOME VERY LARGE AND INCREASINGLY ROUGH AND DANGEROUS ON SUNDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL...HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM HST. NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER WROE