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TROPICAL STORM MALIA ADVISORY NUMBER  16

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP052015

500 AM HST TUE SEP 22 2015



...TROPICAL STORM MALIA PICKING UP FORWARD SPEED AND MOVING

NORTHWESTWARD...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...28.7N 173.4W

ABOUT 295 MI...475 KM NW OF MARO REEF

ABOUT 185 MI...295 KM N OF LISIANSKI ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL

MONUMENT...FROM FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO MARO REEF TO LISIANSKI

ISLAND...IS CANCELLED.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



NONE.



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN

HONOLULU HAWAII.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MALIA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 173.4 WEST. MALIA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H. MALIA WILL

CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST...RAPIDLY PICKING UP

FORWARD SPEED LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AS IT UNDERGOES

EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. MALIA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT TRANSITIONS INTO AN

EXTRATROPICAL GALE LOW LATER TODAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF...DANGEROUS SEA AND SURF CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED

THROUGH TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FROM MARO

REEF TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS.



RAINFALL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT

PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS THIS MORNING...MAINLY

FROM MARO REEF TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO

3 INCHES IS EXPECTED.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER POWELL