WTPA32 PHFO 262048 TCPCP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LOKE ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP042015 1100 AM HST WED AUG 26 2015 ...LOKE CONTINUES ACCELERATING NORTHWESTWARD... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...38.0N 179.9E ABOUT 690 MI...1115 KM N OF MIDWAY ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 36 MPH...57 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LOKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 179.9 WEST. LOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 36 MPH...57 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM FROM THE CENTER. LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING AFTER THAT AS THE SYSTEM BECOMES EXTRATROPICAL. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.24 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER UNDER AWIPS HEADER HSFEP1 AND WMO HEADER FZPN01 KWBC. $$ FORECASTER DONALDSON