WTPA32 PHFO 160230 TCPCP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE ADVISORY NUMBER 30 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP092007 500 PM HST WED AUG 15 2007 AT 500 PM HST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 159.6 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU OAHU AND ABOUT 655 MILES EAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND. FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. REPEATING THE 500 PM HST POSITION...17.6 N...159.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER BIRCHARD/CRAIG