WTPA34 PHFO 272044 TCPCP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER 53 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 1100 AM HST TUE SEP 27 2005 TROPICAL STORM KENNETH TO CONTINUE WEAKENING BUT MAY BRING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE STATE BY THIS WEEKEND. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 11 AM HST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KENNETH WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 142.2 WEST OR ABOUT 910 MILES...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII. KENNETH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM HST POSITION...15.1 N...142.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM HST. FORECASTER MATSUDA $$