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TROPICAL STORM PALI ADVISORY NUMBER  27

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012016

500 PM HST WED JAN 13 2016



...PALI WEAKENING RAPIDLY AS IT APPROACHES THE EQUATOR FAR

SOUTHWEST OF HAWAII...





SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...2.7N 172.2W

ABOUT 330 MI...530 KM ENE OF HOWLAND ISLAND

ABOUT 985 MI...1585 KM S OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...SSW OR 200 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...17 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.33 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS ON HOWLAND AND BAKER ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS

OF PALI.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PALI WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 172.2 WEST. PALI IS

MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...17 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD

THE SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE

    WEST

ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...PALI WILL PASS NORTH

OF HOWLAND ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING.



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

GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS EXPECTED FOR 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 993 MB...29.33 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST.



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FORECASTER R BALLARD