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HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER  27

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132015

1100 PM HST TUE SEP 01 2015



...MAJOR HURRICANE JIMENA MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST OVER THE

OPEN PACIFIC OCEAN...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.7N 142.2W

ABOUT 855 MI...1375 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 1050 MI...1690 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 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 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 142.2 WEST. JIMENA IS

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

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...WITH A GRADUAL SLOWING OF FORWARD

SPEED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. JIMENA IS FORECAST TO TURN

TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY.



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. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST THROUGH

THURSDAY NIGHT.



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.



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 TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST.



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FORECASTER HOUSTON