WTPA31 PHFO 200253 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION COSME ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP062007 500 PM HST THU JUL 19 2007 AT 500 PM HST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION COSME WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 147.7 WEST OR ABOUT 540 MILES...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII AND ABOUT 750 MILES...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU...HAWAII. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH AND THIS MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES. TROPICAL DEPRESSION COSME IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE BIG ISLAND AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH ROUGH SURF ALONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES. ALL PERSONS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR ALL WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU. REPEATING THE 500 PM HST POSITION...16.3 N...147.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER BURKE