WTPA35 PHFO 251446 TCPCP5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HILDA ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP112009 500 AM HST TUE AUG 25 2009 ...HILDA IS MOVING TO THE WEST AND HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN INTENSITY... AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HILDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 148.9 WEST OR ABOUT 535 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 745 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. HILDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A SLOW INCREASE IN INTENSITY IS FORECAST DURING 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 AM HST INFORMATION... LOCATION...14.7N 148.9W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER CRAIG