WTPA31 PHFO 072051 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KIKA ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012008 1100 AM HST THU AUG 07 2008 ...KIKA CONTINUE ON TRACK TO REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AS IT SLOWLY INTENSIFIES... AT 1100 AM HST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIKA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 149.9 WEST OR ABOUT 880 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII AND ABOUT 1370 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND. KIKA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 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...11.1 N...149.9 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 DONALDSON