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HURRICANE FLOSSIE ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP092007
1100 AM HST SUN AUG 12 2007

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE FLOSSIE CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE 
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...
 
AT 1100 AM HST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 145.8 WEST OR ABOUT 
735 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 945 MILES 
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
 
FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME 
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.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 949 MB...28.02 INCHES.

EVERYONE IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS IS URGED TO CONTINUE MONITORING 
THE PROGRESS OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE. THE CURRENT FORECAST BRINGS 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN BIG ISLAND LATE TUESDAY. 
HOWEVER...A NORTHWARD SHIFT IN THE TRACK COULD POTENTIALLY BRING 
HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO THE BIG ISLAND.
 
REPEATING THE 1100 AM HST POSITION...13.9 N...145.8 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...
135 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...949 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER KODAMA/BIRCHARD