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HURRICANE FELICIA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP082009
0900 UTC SUN AUG 09 2009
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII...AND FOR ALL OF MAUI COUNTY...WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF
MAUI...KAHOOLAWE...LANAI...AND MOLOKAI.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
INTERESTS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE OF HAWAII...INCLUDING THE
ISLANDS OF OAHU...KAUAI...AND NIIHAU...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF FELICIA.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH COULD BE REQUIRED FOR
THESE AREAS ON SUNDAY MORNING.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.3N 144.7W AT 09/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT  13 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  990 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  70 KT WITH GUSTS TO  90 KT.
64 KT....... 30NE  20SE   0SW  30NW.
50 KT....... 50NE  35SE  20SW  50NW.
34 KT.......100NE  75SE  60SW 100NW.
12 FT SEAS..180NE  80SE  70SW 180NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.3N 144.7W AT 09/0900Z
AT 09/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.2N 144.0W
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1800Z 20.7N 146.8W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 45NE  30SE  20SW  45NW.
34 KT... 90NE  65SE  55SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0600Z 20.8N 149.4W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 40NE   0SE   0SW  40NW.
34 KT... 80NE  55SE  55SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/1800Z 20.8N 152.0W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE   0SE   0SW  30NW.
34 KT... 70NE  50SE  50SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/0600Z 20.6N 154.6W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 55NE  40SE  40SW  55NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 12/0600Z 20.7N 159.4W
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 200 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 225 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 13/0600Z 21.1N 164.3W
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 14/0600Z 21.9N 168.9W...DISSIPATING
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.3N 144.7W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER HOUSTON