WTPA31 PHFO 312057 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LANA ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP062009 1100 AM HST FRI JUL 31 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM LANA CONTINUES MOVING WEST FAR SOUTHEAST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LANA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 147.7 WEST OR ABOUT 640 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII. LANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH LANA SHOULD BE PASSING WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS IN ABOUT 36 TO 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. LANA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN FROM SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 100 MILES. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST INFORMATION...LOCATION...13.7N 147.7W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER KODAMA