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HURRICANE FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP082009
1100 AM HST SAT AUG 08 2009

...FELICIA EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT HEADS WEST TOWARD 
HAWAII...
 
INTERESTS IN HAWAII SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FELICIA. A 
TROPICAL STORM WATCH COULD BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE HAWAIIAN 
ISLANDS LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA WAS 
LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 
NORTH...LONGITUDE 142.1 WEST OR ABOUT 845 MILES EAST OF HILO 
HAWAII AND ABOUT 1025 MILES EAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
 
FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS 
TRACK...FELICIA IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY NEAR THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 
ON MONDAY.
 
DATA FROM THE AIR FORCE PLANE INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY AND ARE NOW NEAR 85 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
FELICIA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. 
SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND 
FELICIA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR 
SUNDAY. 

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 
MILES.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE PLANE 
WAS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...19.8N 142.1W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 15 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER KNABB