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HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER  37

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132015

1100 AM HST FRI SEP 04 2015



...JIMENA GRADUALLY WEAKENING AND MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD FAR

EAST OF HAWAII...





SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...20.0N 145.3W

ABOUT 635 MI...1025 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 820 MI...1320 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...978 MB...28.88 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 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 145.3 WEST. JIMENA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A

SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD MOTION AND A SHIFT TOWARD THE

NORTH-NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE

OF DAYS.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM

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

MILES...295 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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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

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM HST.



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FORECASTER WROE