Hurricane Kenneth Eastern Pacific 2005

Information on Tropical Storm Kenneth 2005.

03PM MDT 28/09/05 Tropical Storm Kenneth has passed beyond the Baja Threat Zone. Only daily updates will be posted until historical data is available. Graphics will continue to update automatically.

Landfall of Tropical Depression Kenneth is currently forecast for mid-day Friday on Maui .

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER 64
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
500 AM HST FRI SEP 30 2005

...KENNETH TO MOVE ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND...

AT 5 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KENNETH WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 153.9 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 24 HOURS. KENNETH IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN 6 TO 12 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1013 MB...29.91 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM HST POSITION...19.3 N...153.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1013 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM HST.

FORECASTER CRAIG

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Insider's Notebook: What defines a hurricane?

The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation (Holland 1993). Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) are called "tropical depressions". (This is not to be confused with the condition mid-latitude people get during a long, cold and grey winter wishing they could be closer to the equator ;-)) Once the tropical cyclone reaches winds of at least 17 m/s they are typically called a "tropical storm" and assigned a name. If winds reach 33 m/s (64 kt, 74 mph)), then they are called: a "hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E); a "typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline); a "severe tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E); a "severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean); and a "tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Indian Ocean) (Neumann 1993). Type Category Pressure (mb) Winds (knots) Winds (mph) Surge (ft) Depression TD ----- < 34 < 39   Tropical Storm TS ----- 34-63 39-73   Hurricane 1 > 980 64-82 74-95 4-5 Hurricane 2 965-980 83-95 96-110 6-8 Hurricane 3 945-965 96-113 111-130 9-12 Hurricane 4 920-945 114-135 131-155 13-18 Hurricane 5 < 920 >135 >155 >18