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TROPICAL STORM FERNANDA ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP062011
500 AM HST FRI AUG 19 2011

...TROPICAL STORM FERNANDA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN FAR EAST SOUTHEAST OF
THE FIFTIETH STATE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.1N 144.6W
ABOUT 780 MI...1255 KM ESE OF SOUTH POINT...HAWAII
ABOUT 970 MI...1565 KM ESE OF HONOLULU...HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FERNANDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 144.6 WEST. FERNANDA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. FERNANDA...OR ITS
REMNANT CIRCULATION...IS EXPECTED TO TURN MORE TOWARD THE WEST AT
THE SAME FORWARD SPEED ON SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST TODAY...AND FERNANDA
MAY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL
WEAKENING IS FORECAST ON SATURDAY...AND FERNANDA MAY WEAKEN TO A
NON-TROPICAL LOW THIS WEEKEND.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 75 MILES...120 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER HOUSTON