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HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER  39

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132015

1100 PM HST FRI SEP 04 2015



...JIMENA INTENSIFIES SLIGHTLY WHILE PASSING FAR TO THE EAST OF

HAWAII...





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

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LOCATION...20.9N 145.9W

ABOUT 775 MI...1245 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

ABOUT 650 MI...1050 KM E OF HANA HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB...28.80 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 20.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 145.9 WEST. JIMENA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN

TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED LATE

SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230

MILES...370 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB...28.80 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF...LARGE AND POWERFUL LONG-PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY 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 AM HST.



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FORECASTER BIRCHARD