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TROPICAL STORM FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER  31
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP082009
1100 PM HST MON AUG 10 2009

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OAHU 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...IN THIS CASE 
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR 
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 
OFFICE.

AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FELICIA 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 153.0 WEST OR 
ABOUT 160 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 315 MILES 
EAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
 
FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...
THE CENTER OF FELICIA IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON 
TUESDAY WITH RAINBANDS IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER REACHING THE 
ISLANDS OVERNIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FELICIA 
IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

A LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY FELICIA HAS REACHED THE MAIN HAWAIIAN 
ISLANDS. THE SWELL WILL BUILD ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY. 
ALSO...REGARDLESS OF THE INTENSITY OF FELICIA WHEN IT REACHES THE 
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR AND FLASH 
FLOODING REMAINS A POSSIBILITY.

...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...20.9N 153.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 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 CRAIG