WTPA34 PHFO 022053 TCPCP4 BULLETIN HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP132015 1100 AM HST WED SEP 02 2015 ...HURRICANE JIMENA CONTINUES WEAKENING AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD FAR EAST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.0N 143.1W ABOUT 795 MI...1275 KM E OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 990 MI...1590 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...966 MB...28.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 143.1 WEST. JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. THE TRACK IS FORECAST TO CURVE TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 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 966 MB...28.53 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- 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 ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM HST. .. FORECASTER DONALDSON=