WTPA34 PHFO 180245 TCPCP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP102009 500 PM HST MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO WEAKENING RAPIDLY... AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 147.8 WEST OR ABOUT 525 MILES...EAST-NORTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 660 MILES...EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. GUILLERMO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS THROUGH SYSTEM DISSIPATION. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN THROUGH DISSIPATION IN 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST INFORMATION... LOCATION...23.1N 147.8W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 20 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER POWELL/MORRISON