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Tropical Storm JIMENA


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TROPICAL STORM JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER  54
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132015
ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
500 PM HST TUE SEP 08 2015

...JIMENA NOW MOVING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.0N 153.9W
ABOUT 410 MI...660 KM NE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
ABOUT 440 MI...710 KM N OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 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 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JIMENA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 153.9 WEST. JIMENA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO FOLLOWED BY A TURN
TOWARD THE WEST BY THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
A SLOW DECREASE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220
KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY JIMENA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS SURF ACROSS EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE MAIN
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS THROUGH TODAY.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 PM HST.

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FORECASTER BLAKE

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