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HURRICANE WALAKA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   8

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012018

1500 UTC MON OCT 01 2018



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



NONE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. JOHNSTON ATOLL



A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN

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.



INTERESTS IN THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT SHOULD

MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF WALAKA.



HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 12.3N 168.3W AT 01/1500Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT   9 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  954 MB

EYE DIAMETER  15 NM

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT WITH GUSTS TO 135 KT.

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

50 KT....... 55NE  40SE  40SW  55NW.

34 KT.......120NE  80SE  65SW 120NW.

12 FT SEAS..235NE 155SE 165SW 235NW.

WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL

MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.



REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 12.3N 168.3W AT 01/1500Z

AT 01/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.1N 167.9W



FORECAST VALID 02/0000Z 13.1N 169.4W

MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT.

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

50 KT... 60NE  50SE  50SW  60NW.

34 KT...125NE  85SE  70SW 125NW.



FORECAST VALID 02/1200Z 14.5N 170.4W

MAX WIND 140 KT...GUSTS 170 KT.

64 KT... 45NE  35SE  35SW  40NW.

50 KT... 70NE  55SE  50SW  65NW.