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TROPICAL STORM LANA ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP062009
500 PM HST FRI JUL 31 2009

...TROPICAL STORM LANA WEAKENING FAR SOUTHEAST OF THE HAWAIIAN 
ISLANDS...
 
AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LANA WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 149.2 WEST OR ABOUT 
550 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 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. LANA IS 
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN FROM SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...14.1N 149.2W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER KODAMA