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TROPICAL STORM KIKA ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012008
500 PM HST THU AUG 07 2008

...KIKA REMAINS ON TRACK TO STAY WELL SOUTH OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN 
ISLANDS AS IT SLOWLY INTENSIFIES...
 
AT 500 PM HST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIKA WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 151.2 WEST OR ABOUT 
820 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII AND ABOUT 1280 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 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 500 PM HST POSITION...11.3 N...151.2 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER DONALDSON