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HURRICANE IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER  23

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP122015

500 AM HST SUN AUG 30 2015



...MAJOR HURRICANE IGNACIO CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWEST...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.3N 148.4W

ABOUT 450 MI...720 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 650 MI...1045 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...28.00 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...



NONE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

* MAUI COUNTY...INCLUDING THE ISLANDS OF MAUI...MOLOKAI...LANAI AND

KAHOOLAWE.

* HAWAII COUNTY



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE

INITIAL ISSUANCE.



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO

CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IGNACIO.



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 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 148.4 WEST. IGNACIO IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST

TRACK...THE CENTER OF IGNACIO IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE NORTHEAST

OF THE BIG ISLAND ON MONDAY...THEN NORTHEAST OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS

BEGINNING TUESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  IGNACIO IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

HURRICANE WIND SCALE. IGNACIO WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125

MILES...205 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB...28.00 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE BIG ISLAND OF

HAWAII STARTING LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY...AND STARTING

MONDAY ON MAUI.



RAINFALL...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH

ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES MAINLY IN AREAS OF HIGHER

TERRAIN...ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA.



SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IGNACIO WILL 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 LATER TODAY

AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 AM HST.

NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER POWELL