TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED

LOCATION...15.7N 150.4W
ABOUT 415 MI...665 KM SE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 625 MI...1005 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HAWAII COUNTY.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
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.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM NIALA.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
HONOLULU HAWAII.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NIALA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 150.4 WEST. NIALA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD
THE WEST AND A SLOWING OF THE FORWARD MOTION SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME INTENSIFICATION IS IS EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY... FOLLOWED
BY WEAKENING SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.