WTPA31 PHFO 092050 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KIKA ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012008 1100 AM HST SAT AUG 09 2008 ...KIKA CONTINUES TO MOVE ON A TRACK WELL SOUTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... AT 1100 AM HST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIKA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 158.9 WEST OR ABOUT 765 MILES SOUTH OF HONOLULU HAWAII AND ABOUT 840 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND. KIKA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 AM HST POSITION...10.3 N...158.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER BURKE