WTPA33 PHFO 310836 TCPCP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER 26 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP122015 1100 PM HST SUN AUG 30 2015 ...IGNACIO STILL A MAJOR HURRICANE... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.3N 150.2W ABOUT 320 MI...515 KM E OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 500 MI...805 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...963 MB...28.44 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IGNACIO. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS LOCATED BY U.S. AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 20.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 150.2 WEST. IGNACIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...IGNACIO WILL PASS EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IGNACIO IS STILL A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. RAPID WEAKENING IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...WITH A SLOWER WEAKENING TREND EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 963 MB...28.44 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IGNACIO WILL ARRIVE ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RESULTANT SURF WILL BE LARGE...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER BIRCHARD