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5am HST Tropical Storm Update

todayAugust 4, 2015

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EP092015W(2)

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* HAWAII COUNTY
* MAUI COUNTY...INCLUDING THE ISLANDS OF MAUI...MOLOKAI...LANAI AND
  KAHOOLAWE
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT  10 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  989 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  60 KT WITH GUSTS TO  75 KT.
50 KT....... 65NE  35SE  25SW  50NW.
34 KT.......150NE 120SE  50SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..300NE 210SE 120SW 300NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 148.5 WEST.
GUILLERMO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH A SHIFT
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUILLERMO IS
EXPECTED TO PASS 215 MILES NORTHEAST OF HILO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND AROUND 165 MILES NORTH OF MAUI WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH SLOW AND
STEADY WEAKENING ANTICIPATED THEREAFTER.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 

Written by: KNKR News