WTPA32 PHFO 111425 TCPCP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER 32 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP082009 500 AM HST TUE AUG 11 2009 ...FELICIA DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION... AS A PRECAUTION...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 REMAIN POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FELICIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 154.1 WEST OR ABOUT 155 MILES EAST OF KAHULUI HAWAII AND ABOUT 245 MILES EAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FELICIA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. A LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY FELICIA WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TODAY. ALSO...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING REMAIN A POSSIBILITY. ...SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST INFORMATION... LOCATION...20.9N 154.1W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM HST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER CRAIG