000 WTPZ33 KNHC 090231 TCPEP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE HENRIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082013 800 PM PDT THU AUG 08 2013 ...HENRIETTE WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC BASIN... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.0N 140.4W ABOUT 980 MI...1580 KM E OF HILO HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HENRIETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 140.4 WEST. HENRIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND THIS WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND HENRIETTE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. HENRIETTE IS A SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES...20 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON HENRIETTE. THE NEXT PUBLIC ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...UNDER WMO HEADER WTPA33 PHFO AND AWIPS HEADER HFOTCPCP3. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN