WTPA34 PHFO 140237 TCPCP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NORA ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP182015 500 PM HST TUE OCT 13 2015 ...NORA CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN... SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.0N 150.0W ABOUT 465 MI...750 KM SE OF HILO HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 150.0 WEST. NORA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. NORA IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPREED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NORA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION TONIGHT...AND TO A POST-TROPICAL/REMNANT LOW BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY NORA WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG THE SOUTHEAST SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII FROM CAPE KUMUKAHI TO SOUTH POINT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SEE THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HONOLULU FOR DETAILS. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER DONALDSON