WTPA35 PHFO 232054 TCPCP5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HILDA ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP112009 1100 AM HST SUN AUG 23 2009 ...HILDA CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY... AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HILDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 142.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1160 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII AND ABOUT 950 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII. HILDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST INFORMATION... LOCATION...14.0N 142.0W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 12 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER WROE