WTPA34 PHFO 040845 TCPCP4 BULLETIN HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER 35 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP132015 1100 PM HST THU SEP 03 2015 ...HURRICANE JIMENA CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN FAR EAST OF OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...19.5N 144.7W ABOUT 675 MI...1090 KM E OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 865 MI...1390 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...971 MB...28.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 144.7 WEST. JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES...295 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 971 MB...28.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...LARGE AND POWERFUL LONG-PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE JIMENA WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SURF IN THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...PRIMARILY ALONG EAST FACING SHORES. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER HOUSTON