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HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER  28

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132015

500 AM HST WED SEP 02 2015



...HURRICANE JIMENA WEAKENING SLIGHTLY FAR EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE

MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...





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

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LOCATION...17.7N 142.8W

ABOUT 815 MI...1315 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 1015 MI...1630 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...961 MB...28.38 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 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 142.8 WEST. JIMENA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. JIMENA IS

FORECAST TO GRADUALLY TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD

SPEED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SLOW NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WILL

LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. 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 961 MB...28.38 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 TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER HOUSTON