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TROPICAL STORM KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER  55
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
1100 PM HST TUE SEP 27 2005
 
AT 11 PM HST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KENNETH WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 144.2 WEST OR ABOUT 
735 MILES...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII.
 
KENNETH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

TROPICAL STORM KENNETH IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES 
HAWAII...AND SHOULD DISSIPATE NEAR THE ISLANDS. HOWEVER...THE 
REMNANTS OF KENNETH MAY BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF HAWAII 
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM HST POSITION...17.1 N...144.2 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 12 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 AM HST.
 
FORECASTER PROTON/HOUSTON
 
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