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TROPICAL STORM PALI ADVISORY NUMBER  16

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012016

1100 PM HST SUN JAN 10 2016



...PALI INTENSIFIES SLIGHTLY AS IT CONTINUES TO MEANDER FAR

SOUTHWEST OF HAWAII...





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

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LOCATION...7.9N 173.3W

ABOUT 660 MI...1060 KM SSW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 1380 MI...2225 KM SW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 173.3 WEST. PALI IS

MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H. THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN

TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AND THEN TO THE SOUTH FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH

TUESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS. THE CURRENT FORECAST DOES NOT INDICATE PALI

WILL BECOME A HURRICANE...BUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE

SO THAT IT COULD BE UPGRADED TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE ON MONDAY OR

TUESDAY.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.24 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST.



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FORECASTER HOUSTON