WTPA32 PHFO 101759
TCPCP2

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TROPICAL STORM FELICIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  28A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP082009
800 AM HST MON AUG 10 2009

...FELICIA STILL A TROPICAL STORM AS IT CONTINUES TOWARD THE 
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OAHU...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.
 
AT 800 AM HST...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FELICIA 
WAS LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 
20.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 150.8 WEST OR ABOUT 285 MILES 
EAST-NORTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII AND ABOUT 450 MILES EAST OF 
HONOLULU...HAWAII.

FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. ON THIS TRACK...THE 
OUTER WINDS FROM FELICIA ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE EASTERNMOST 
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS LATER TONIGHT...BEFORE SPREADING ACROSS THE 
CENTRAL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON TUESDAY.
 
DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT SUGGEST THAT MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS 
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FELICIA IS EXPECTED TO 
REACH THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AS EITHER A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...
OR POSSIBLY A TROPICAL STORM IF THE EXPECTED WEAKENING DOES NOT 
OCCUR.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE U.S. AIR FORCE 
RESERVES RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
A LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY FELICIA IS ALREADY AFFECTING THE MAIN 
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. THIS SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE 
STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. ALSO...REGARDLESS OF THE INTENSITY OF 
FELICIA WHEN IT REACHES THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...LOCALLY HEAVY 
RAINFALL IS STILL EXPECTED TO OCCUR AND FLASH FLOODING REMAINS A 
POSSIBILITY.
 
...SUMMARY OF 800 AM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...20.9N 150.8W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER BURKE/KNABB