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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HILDA ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP112009
1100 AM HST WED AUG 26 2009

...HILDA CONTINUES ON A WEST-SOUTHWEST TRACK FAR SOUTH OF 
HAWAII...

AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HILDA 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 151.4 WEST OR 
ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 710 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
 
HILDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. HILDA IS 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST FOR THE NEXT 
24 HOURS BEFORE STARTING TO MOVE DUE WEST IN 36 TO 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A SLIGHT 
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST IN 36 TO 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 AM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...13.1N 151.4W
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 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER TANABE