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TROPICAL STORM KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER  54
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
500 PM HST TUE SEP 27 2005

TROPICAL STORM KENNETH WILL BE WEAKENING AS IT APPROACHES HAWAII 
AND SHOULD DISSIPATE NEAR ISLANDS BUT COULD BRING HEAVY RAINFALL BY 
THE WEEKEND.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE 
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY 
YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 5 PM HST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KENNETH WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 143.2 WEST OR ABOUT 
820 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII.
 
KENNETH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH AND THIS MOTION 
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 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 5 PM HST POSITION...16.2 N...143.2 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 11 PM HST.
 
FORECASTER MATSUDA
 
 
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