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TROPICAL STORM ULIKA ADVISORY NUMBER  15

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP192016

500 PM HST THU SEP 29 2016



...ULIKA HANGING ON AS A TROPICAL STORM...





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

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LOCATION...17.7N 141.0W

ABOUT 930 MI...1500 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 1125 MI...1815 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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 STORM ULIKA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 141.0 WEST. ULIKA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH (17 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD

THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD

THE WEST ON FRIDAY. SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON

SATURDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST, AND ULIKA IS LIKELY TO BECOME A

REMNANT LOW ON FRIDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB (29.71 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 PM HST.



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