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HURRICANE WALAKA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   9

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012018

2100 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 12.9N 169.3W AT 01/2100Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  10 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT   9 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  930 MB

EYE DIAMETER  20 NM

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT WITH GUSTS TO 150 KT.

64 KT....... 45NE  35SE  30SW  35NW.

50 KT....... 70NE  60SE  50SW  60NW.

34 KT.......140NE 120SE  80SW 120NW.

12 FT SEAS..260NE 160SE 200SW 260NW.

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 12.9N 169.3W AT 01/2100Z

AT 01/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.6N 168.9W



FORECAST VALID 02/0600Z 14.0N 170.1W

MAX WIND 140 KT...GUSTS 170 KT.

64 KT... 50NE  40SE  30SW  40NW.

50 KT... 75NE  65SE  55SW  65NW.

34 KT...150NE 130SE  90SW 130NW.



FORECAST VALID 02/1800Z 15.6N 170.7W

MAX WIND 145 KT...GUSTS 175 KT.

64 KT... 50NE  50SE  35SW  35NW.

50 KT... 70NE  70SE  60SW  60NW.