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Hurricane ISELLE


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HURRICANE ISELLE ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP092014
800 PM PDT MON AUG 04 2014

...POWERFUL HURRICANE ISELLE SLOWS DOWN...
...EXPECTED TO MOVE FASTER TOWARD THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.0N 138.0W
ABOUT 1150 MI...1855 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB...28.09 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
ISELLE.  WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE ISLANDS ON
TUESDAY.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 138.0 WEST. ISELLE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT.  ISELLE SHOULD TURN TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ISELLE IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...BUT ISELLE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE DURING THAT
TIME.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105
MILES...165 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 951 MB...28.09 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN

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