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TROPICAL STORM KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER  56
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
500 AM HST WED SEP 28 2005

AT 5 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KENNETH WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 145.5 WEST OR ABOUT 
635 MILES EAST OF HILO...HAWAII.
 
KENNETH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
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 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
TROPICAL STORM KENNETH IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES 
HAWAII...AND WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE NEAR THE ISLANDS. HOWEVER...THE 
REMNANTS OF KENNETH MAY BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF HAWAII 
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM HST POSITION...18.1 N...145.5 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 11 AM HST.
 
FORECASTER R BALLARD/HOUSTON
 
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