WTPA35 PHFO 250248 TCPCP5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HILDA ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP112009 500 PM HST MON AUG 24 2009 ...HILDA WEAKENS SLIGHTLY BUT INTENSIFICATION STILL EXPECTED... AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HILDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 147.1 WEST OR ABOUT 625 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 835 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. HILDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH. A GENERAL WESTWARD MOTION AND SLOWING OF FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST FROM 24 TO 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 75 MILES FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST INFORMATION... LOCATION...14.9N 147.1W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER KODAMA