WTPA32 PHFO 182056 TCPCP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-C ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032009 1100 AM HST SUN OCT 18 2009 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-C FORMS FAR SOUTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-C WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 154.7 WEST OR ABOUT 720 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII AND ABOUT 905 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. THREE-C WILL TAKE A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST INFORMATION... LOCATION...8.6N 154.7W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 15 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER DONALDSON