WTPA35 PHFO 261437 TCPCP5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER 47 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP192015 500 AM HST MON OCT 26 2015 ...OLAF WEAKENING RAPIDLY FAR TO THE EAST NORTHEAST OF HAWAII... SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.6N 141.5W ABOUT 1065 MI...1715 KM ENE OF HONOLULU HAWAII ABOUT 935 MI...1500 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.30 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OLAF WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 141.5 WEST. OLAF IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES...260 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.30 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY TROPICAL STORM OLAF WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROUGH AND ELEVATED SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND TODAY. SEE THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HONOLULU FOR DETAILS. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER JACOBSON