Felicia’s maximum sustained winds decreased Friday morning to near 100 mph.Felicia is centered about 1,280 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, and is moving west-northwest near 13 mph.

Nonetheless TS Felicia is expected to hit Hawaii on Saturday.Hurricane Felicia projected path is as followed:

WTPZ33 KNHC 080234
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082009
800 PM PDT FRI AUG 07 2009

…FELICIA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE…EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OVER THE
WEEKEND…

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. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

AT 800 PM PDT…0300 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 138.0 WEST OR ABOUT
1115 MILES…1795 KM…EAST OF HILO HAWAII.

FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH…22 KM/HR.
A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT FELICIA HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER
ORGANIZED…AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR
105 MPH…165 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FELICIA IS A CATEGORY TWO
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. THIS STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST TO BE SHORT-LIVED…AND WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

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.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB…28.64 INCHES.

…SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION…
LOCATION…18.8N 138.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…105 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…970 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER BEVEN