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5am HST Storm Update

todayAugust 5, 2015

Background

 

Guillermo is definitely weakening as it approaches Hawaii. The upper wind shears is a hostile environment for the storm. Steady weakening is forecast. In Kohala we should get some rain and mild winds.

Kohala is approximately 20.24° N(latitude), 155.84°W(longitude)

1degree latitude is approximately 70 miles and 1degree longitude is approximately 55 miles.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 INIT  05/1500Z 20.5N 151.2W   50 KT  60 MPH
 12H  06/0000Z 21.2N 152.5W   45 KT  50 MPH
 24H  06/1200Z 22.0N 154.5W   35 KT  40 MPH
 36H  07/0000Z 22.4N 156.8W   30 KT  35 MPH
 48H  07/1200Z 23.0N 159.2W   30 KT  35 MPH
 72H  08/1200Z 24.6N 163.3W   25 KT  30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
 96H  09/1200Z 26.5N 168.0W   20 KT  25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
120H  10/1200Z...DISSIPATED

EP092015W

AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 151.2 WEST.
GUILLERMO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H.
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUILLERMO IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 160
MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE BIG ISLAND LATE TONIGHT...AND 90 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MAUI ON THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. STEADY WEAKENING IS EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
WITH GUILLERMO EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION ON THURSDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES...295 KM
FROM THE CENTER...MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.

Written by: KNKR News