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TROPICAL STORM PALI ADVISORY NUMBER  28

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012016

1100 PM HST WED JAN 13 2016



...PALI WEAKENING RAPIDLY AS IT DRAWS CLOSER TO THE EQUATOR...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...2.3N 172.5W

ABOUT 1640 MI...2635 KM SW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

ABOUT 1015 MI...1635 KM SSW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...SSW OR 205 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS ON HOWLAND AND BAKER ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS

OF PALI.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PALI WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 172.5 WEST. PALI IS

MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. THIS

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE

WEST-SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE WEST ON

FRIDAY...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST

TRACK...PALI WILL PASS NORTH OF HOWLAND ISLAND ON FRIDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING TO A DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED THROUGH

THURSDAY...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH ON FRIDAY.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST.



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FORECASTER BIRCHARD