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HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER  26

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132015

500 PM HST TUE SEP 01 2015



...HURRICANE JIMENA CONTINUES MOVING WEST NORTHWEST...





SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.3N 141.4W

ABOUT 910 MI...1470 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 1110 MI...1785 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 141.4 WEST. JIMENA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. THE FORWARD

MOTION IS FORECAST TO SLOW AND THE TRACK TO CURVE TOWARD THE

NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  JIMENA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

HURRICANE WIND SCALE.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185

MILES...295 KM. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT

48 HOURS.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 959 MB...28.32 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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LARGE SWELLS FROM HURRICANE JIMENA WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF

ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. THE SURF

WILL BUILD THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST.



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FORECASTER DONALDSON