WTPA35 PHFO 260823 TCPCP5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HILDA ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP112009 1100 PM HST TUE AUG 25 2009 ...HILDA REMAINS ON A WEST-SOUTHWEST COURSE WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY... AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HILDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 150.6 WEST OR ABOUT 515 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 715 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. HILDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. HILDA IS FORECAST TO REMAIN ON THIS COURSE THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN TURN TO THE WEST ON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HILDA MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS THEN SLOWLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST INFORMATION... LOCATION...13.6N 150.6W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-SOUTHWEST OR 255 DEGREES AT 9 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER CRAIG