WTPA35 PHFO 220239 TCPCP5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MALIA ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP052015 500 PM HST MON SEP 21 2015 ...TROPICAL STORM MALIA MOVING NORTHWESTWARD NEAR LAYSAN... SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.5N 172.3W ABOUT 190 MI...305 KM NW OF MARO REEF ABOUT 145 MI...230 KM NE OF LISIANSKI ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * PORTIONS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT...FROM FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO MARO REEF TO LISIANSKI ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. 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 STORM MALIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 172.3 WEST. MALIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H. A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH MALIA GAINING FORWARD SPEED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES...295 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT NEAR MARO REEF. THESE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND MAY SPREAD TO LAYSAN. SURF...DANGEROUS SEA AND SURF CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE WARNING AREA. RAINFALL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE EVENING...MAINLY NEAR MARO REEF AND LAYSAN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM HST. NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER WROE