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HURRICANE FLOSSIE ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP092007
500 PM HST SUN AUG 12 2007

AT 500 PM HST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 147.0 WEST OR ABOUT 665 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 875 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF 
HONOLULU HAWAII.
 
FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING 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 105 
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 959 MB...28.32 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 500 PM HST POSITION...14.0 N...147.0 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...
135 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER BIRCHARD/KODAMA