ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082009 800 AM PDT SAT AUG 08 2009 ...FELICIA ENTERS THE CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN...RECONNAISSANCE TO INTERCEPT... INTERESTS IN HAWAII SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FELICIA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 140.8 WEST OR ABOUT 930 MILES...1500 KM...EAST OF HILO HAWAII. FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FELICIA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...19.3N 140.8W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 15 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON FELICIA. FUTURE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCPCP2 AND WMO HEADER WTPA32 PHFO...BEGINNING AT 1100 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE NNNN
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