431  
WTPA31 PHFO 190847  
TCPCP1  
 
BULLETIN  
TROPICAL STORM CALVIN ADVISORY NUMBER 31  
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP032023  
1100 PM HST TUE JUL 18 2023  
 
...TROPICAL STORM CALVIN BEGINNING TO PASS SOUTH OF THE BIG  
ISLAND...   
..IMPACTS IN HAWAII COUNTY ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
 
 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...17.7N 155.2W  
ABOUT 140 MI...220 KM S OF HILO HAWAII  
ABOUT 305 MI...490 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...  
 
NONE.  
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* HAWAII COUNTY  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.  
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN HAWAII SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF  
CALVIN.  
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR  
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN  
HONOLULU HAWAII.  
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
----------------------  
AT 1100 PM HST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CALVIN WAS  
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 155.2 WEST. CALVIN IS  
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH (31 KM/H) AND THIS MOTION IS  
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.  
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES (220 KM)  
FROM THE CENTER.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB (29.62 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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KEY MESSAGES FOR CALVIN CAN BE FOUND IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE  
DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCDCP1 AND WMO HEADER WTPA41 PHFO.  
AND ON THE WEB AT HURRICANES.GOV/TEXT/HFOTCDCP1.SHTML  
 
WIND: TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING WITHIN  
THE WARNING AREA THIS EVENING. PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE WIND IMPACTS SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETED FOR PERSONS  
IN HAWAII COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER.  
 
RAINFALL: STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THURSDAY ARE  
FORECASTED TO BE 4-8 INCHES, WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES  
POSSIBLE, MAINLY ALONG THE WINDWARD SLOPES AND SOUTHEAST FLANK OF  
THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3-6 INCHES  
ARE EXPECTED ON THE WINDWARD AREAS OF MAUI, AND 2-4 INCHES ELSEWHERE  
IN THE STATE. THIS RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING  
AND MUDSLIDES.  
 
SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY CALVIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE MAIN  
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO A RAPID INCREASE IN  
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES, WITH HIGH SURF CONTINUING  
INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS ELEVATED SURF WILL LIKELY CAUSE  
LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS ALONG EXPOSED SHORELINES. PLEASE CONSULT  
PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE FOR DETAILS.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 200 AM HST.  
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM HST.  
 

 
FORECASTER POWELL  
 
 
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