Hurricane Hilda Now Category 4--Winds 140mph

BULLETIN HURRICANE HILDA ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP102015 1100 AM HST SAT AUG 08 2015 ...POWERFUL HURRICANE HILDA TRACKING WESTWARD FAR TO THE SOUTHEAST OF HAWAII... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...13.7N 143.5W ABOUT 870 MI...1400 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 1085 MI...1745 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.94 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HILDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 143.5 WEST. HILDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A SLOWING OF FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HILDA IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE TODAY...FOLLOWED BY WEAKENING ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 946 MB...27.94 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER R BALLARD