500 AM HST MON AUG 03 2015
…GUILLERMO WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM FAR EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE
MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS…
SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST…1500 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…16.6N 146.1W
ABOUT 630 MI…1010 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 835 MI…1345 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…70 MPH…110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH…17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…992 MB…29.30 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
ALL INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WATCHES MAY
BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE STATE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM HST…1500 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH…LONGITUDE 146.1 WEST.
GUILLERMO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH…17
KM/H…AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH…110 KM/H…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. STEADY WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES…205 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB…29.30 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF…LARGE SWELLS TRAVELING AHEAD OF TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO
WILL SPREAD FROM EAST TO WEST OVER THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS THROUGH
MID WEEK. THIS WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES.