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HURRICANE FELICIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  23A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP082009
200 AM HST SUN AUG 09 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 MAY BE REQUIRED 
FOR SOME OF THESE AREAS LATER TODAY.
 
AT 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF HURRICANE 
FELICIA WAS LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR 
LATITUDE 20.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 145.3 WEST OR ABOUT 640 MILES EAST 
OF HILO...HAWAII AND ABOUT 815 MILES EAST OF HONOLULU...HAWAII.
 
FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS GENERAL 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ON THIS 
TRACK...FELICIA IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...OR OVER...THE HAWAIIAN 
ISLANDS BY LATE MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FELICIA 
IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL 
SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FELICIA 
IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.
 
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 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
 
...SUMMARY OF 200 AM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...20.4N 145.3W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB
 
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER HOUSTON/WROE