WTPA32 PHFO 151205 TCPCP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 27A NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP092007 200 AM HST WED AUG 15 2007 ...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII... AT 200 AM HST...1200Z....THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 157.3 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH POINT...THE SOUTH TIP OF THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII...AND ABOUT 290 MILES SOUTH OF HONOLULU. FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING 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 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 AM HST POSITION...17.2 N...157.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER DONALDSON