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WTPA35 PHFO 121454 RRA
TCPCP5

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EMA ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012019
500 AM HST SAT OCT 12 2019

...TROPICAL STORM EMA FORMS FAR SOUTHWEST OF HAWAII...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.0N 163.5W
ABOUT 300 MI...480 KM WSW OF LIHUE HAWAII
ABOUT 255 MI...415 KM SW OF NIHOA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES


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

INTERESTS IN THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EMA.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EMA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 163.5 WEST. EMA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H) AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST TODAY AND TONIGHT, WITH EMA
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN INTO A POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ON SUNDAY, AND
DISSIPATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB (29.77 INCHES).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL: HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH EMA MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF
THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT FROM FRENCH
FRIGATE SHOALS TO MARO REEF TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.