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HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER  41

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132015

1100 AM HST SAT SEP 05 2015



...JIMENA BARELY A HURRICANE TO THE EAST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN

ISLANDS...





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

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LOCATION...21.8N 146.7W

ABOUT 720 MI...1160 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

ABOUT 600 MI...970 KM E OF HANA HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 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 21.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 146.7 WEST. JIMENA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH A TURN TO THE

WEST-NORTHWEST BY EARLY MONDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

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

WITH JIMENA BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR EARLY TONIGHT.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM

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

MILES...295 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982 MB...29.00 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 THE WEEKEND...PRIMARILY ALONG EAST FACING

SHORES.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM HST.



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FORECASTER KODAMA