5am HST
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HAWAII COUNTY.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* HAWAII COUNTY
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HILDA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 151.3 WEST. HILDA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. STEADY WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS...WITH
HILDA FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BY TONIGHT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES
