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HURRICANE LANE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  34

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP142018

0300 UTC THU AUG 23 2018



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE

ISLAND OF OAHU.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. OAHU

. MAUI COUNTY...INCLUDING THE ISLANDS OF MAUI... LANAI... MOLOKAI

AND KAHOOLAWE

. HAWAII COUNTY



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. KAUAI COUNTY...INCLUDING THE ISLANDS OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU



A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED

SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. A WARNING IS TYPICALLY ISSUED

36 HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-

FORCE WINDS... CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT

OR DANGEROUS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE

RUSHED TO COMPLETION.



A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS BEFORE

THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS...

CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS.



INTERESTS IN THE THE NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR

THE PROGRESS OF HURRICANE LANE.



HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 15.9N 156.5W AT 23/0300Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  10 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT   7 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  939 MB

EYE DIAMETER  10 NM

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT WITH GUSTS TO 150 KT.

64 KT....... 35NE  25SE  15SW  30NW.

50 KT....... 65NE  40SE  30SW  60NW.