WTPA31 PHFO 290232 TCPCP1 BULLETIN POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE NIALA ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP062015 500 PM HST MON SEP 28 2015 ...NIALA WEAKENS TO A REMNANT LOW... SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.5N 158.8W ABOUT 405 MI...650 KM S OF HONOLULU HAWAII ABOUT 315 MI...510 KM SW OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB...29.80 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE NIALA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 158.8 WEST. THE POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST...AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED BEFORE DISSIPATION OCCURS ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE SYSTEM DISSIPATES ON WEDNESDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER ON NIALA UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UNDER AWIPS HEADER HFOHSFNP AND WMO HEADER FZPN40 PHFO. $$ FORECASTER BIRCHARD