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TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-C ADVISORY NUMBER   5

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP092015

500 PM HST THU DEC 31 2015



...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR

THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE...





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

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LOCATION...2.8N 178.3W

ABOUT 1130 MI...1820 KM SSW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 1875 MI...3015 KM SW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 DEPRESSION NINE-C

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 178.3 WEST. THE

DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H

...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF

DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE

OF DAYS.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST.



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