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HURRICANE FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP082009
1100 PM HST SAT AUG 08 2009

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF 
HAWAII...AND FOR ALL OF MAUI COUNTY...WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS 
OF MAUI...KAHOOLAWE...LANAI...AND MOLOKAI. A TROPICAL STORM 
WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE 
WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
INTERESTS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE OF HAWAII...INCLUDING THE 
ISLANDS OF OAHU...KAUAI...AND NIIHAU...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR 
THE PROGRESS OF FELICIA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH COULD BE REQUIRED 
FOR THESE AREAS ON SUNDAY MORNING.
 
AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 144.7 WEST OR ABOUT 
675 MILES EAST OF HILO...HAWAII AND ABOUT 855 MILES EAST OF 
HONOLULU...HAWAII.
 
FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...
FELICIA IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS BY 
MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FELICIA 
IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL 
ADDITIONAL SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF 
DAYS. FELICIA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM SUNDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...20.3N 144.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 15 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC 
HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM HST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE 
ADVISORY AT 500 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER HOUSTON/WROE