WTPA33 PHFO 290836 TCPCP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP122015 1100 PM HST FRI AUG 28 2015 ...IGNACIO TRACKING NORTHWEST AND DRAWING CLOSER TO HAWAII... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.7N 146.0W ABOUT 660 MI...1060 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 870 MI...1400 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...974 MB...28.77 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IGNACIO. A WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON SATURDAY. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 146.0 WEST. IGNACIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO... FOLLOWED BY A SLOW WEAKENING TREND WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 974 MB...28.77 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IGNACIO WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE ALONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RESULTANT SURF WILL BE LARGE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING...ESPECIALLY ON THE BIG ISLAND LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER BIRCHARD