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TROPICAL STORM MALIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  15A

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP052015

200 AM HST TUE SEP 22 2015



...TROPICAL STORM MALIA MOVING NORTH NORTHWESTWARD NEAR

LISIANSKI...





SUMMARY OF 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...28.2N 172.8W

ABOUT 250 MI...400 KM NW OF MARO REEF

ABOUT 165 MI...265 KM NNE OF LISIANSKI ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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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

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AT 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MALIA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 172.8 WEST. MALIA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. MALIA WILL

CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST...RAPIDLY PICKING UP

FORWARD SPEED LATER TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS IT UNDERGOES

EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. MALIA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT TRANSITIONS INTO AN

EXTRATROPICAL GALE LOW LATER TODAY INTO 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

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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF

THE CENTRAL PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT NEAR MARO

REEF. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW

HOURS.



SURF...DANGEROUS SEA AND SURF CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED

THROUGH TODAY 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 GARDNER PINNACLES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3

INCHES IS EXPECTED.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST.



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FORECASTER POWELL