WTPA32 PHFO 120845 TCPCP2 BULLETIN HURRICANE FLOSSIE ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP092007 1100 PM HST SAT AUG 11 2007 AT 1100 PM HST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 143.5 WEST OR ABOUT 875 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII AND ABOUT 1085 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU...HAWAII. FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES. EVERYONE IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS IS URGED TO CONTINUE MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE THIS WEEKEND. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB...27.99 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 PM HST POSITION...13.6 N...143.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER HOUSTON