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TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-C ADVISORY NUMBER   3

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP092015

500 AM HST THU DEC 31 2015



...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD FAR SOUTHWEST OF

THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE...





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

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LOCATION...2.4N 176.1W

ABOUT 1085 MI...1745 KM SSW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 1790 MI...2880 KM SW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 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 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-C

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 176.1 WEST. THE

DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H.

THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.



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

GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS EXPECTED DURING 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 AM HST.



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FORECASTER HOUSTON