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TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-C ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032009
1100 PM HST SUN OCT 18 2009

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-C FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES 
TOWARD JOHNSTON ISLAND...
 
AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 
THREE-C WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 158.9 WEST 
OR ABOUT 860 MILES SOUTH OF HONOLULU...HAWAII AND ABOUT 895 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH. THREE-C IS 
EXPECTED TO TURN GRADUALLY TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST AT A SLIGHTLY 
SLOWER FORWARD SPEED LATER TONIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. THE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE IS FORECAST TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT OR 
TUESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME 
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST...AND THREE-C COULD BECOME A TROPICAL 
STORM LATER TONIGHT OR MONDAY. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO 
GRADUALLY INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND IT MAY BE 
A STRONG TROPICAL STORM...OR A MINIMAL HURRICANE...BY LATE TUESDAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-C 
IS EXPECTED TO PASS VERY CLOSE TO JOHNSTON ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY OR 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THREE-C IS ALSO FORECAST TO BE CLOSE TO HURRICANE 
INTENSITY BY THAT TIME. ANYONE IN THE VICINITY OF JOHNSTON ISLAND 
IS URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR FUTURE ADVISORIES ON THIS SYSTEM.
 
...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...8.9N 158.9W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 20 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER HOUSTON