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TROPICAL STORM JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER  50

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132015

500 PM HST MON SEP 07 2015



...SLOW-MOVING JIMENA GRADUALLY WEAKENING NORTHEAST OF HAWAII...





SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...26.5N 150.9W

ABOUT 570 MI...915 KM NE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

ABOUT 540 MI...870 KM NNE OF HILO HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JIMENA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 150.9 WEST. JIMENA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. THIS MOTION

IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE WEST OR

WEST-SOUTHWEST EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND JIMENA

MAY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY THEN.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES...350 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY JIMENA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE

HAZARDOUS SURF ACROSS EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE MAIN

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST.



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FORECASTER R BALLARD