WTPA35 PHFO 240832
TCPCP5

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HILDA ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP112009
1100 PM HST SUN AUG 23 2009

...HILDA INTENSIFYING AND MOVING WESTWARD ON A TRACK FAR SOUTH OF 
HAWAII...
 
AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HILDA 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 144.1 WEST OR 
ABOUT 815 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII...AND ABOUT 1025 MILES 
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
 
HILDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION 
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW 
INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS...WITH HILDA 
FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY TUESDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...14.3N 144.1W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER BIRCHARD