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TROPICAL STORM NIALA ADVISORY NUMBER  10

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP062015

1100 PM HST SAT SEP 26 2015



...NIALA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE BIG ISLAND...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.5N 153.6W

ABOUT 240 MI...390 KM SSE OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 435 MI...700 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



NONE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

* HAWAII COUNTY



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE

PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM NIALA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



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 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NIALA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 153.6 WEST. NIALA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF

DAYS.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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RAINFALL...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED

MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE

WATCH AREA. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING

FLASH FLOODS...AS WELL AS ROCK SLIDES AND MUD SLIDES.



SURF...SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM NIALA WILL PRODUCE

LARGE SURF ALONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES OF MAINLY THE BIG

ISLAND FROM INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.



WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE BIG ISLAND

STARTING SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 AM HST.

NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST.



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FORECASTER HOUSTON