WTPA21 PHFO 292046 RRA

TCMCP1



TROPICAL STORM WALAKA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   1

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012018

2100 UTC SAT SEP 29 2018



THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS ON JOHNSTON ISLAND SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF

WALAKA. A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.



TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 11.5N 159.1W AT 29/2100Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 265 DEGREES AT  13 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO  45 KT.

34 KT....... 40NE  40SE   0SW  20NW.

12 FT SEAS.. 90NE  50SE  75SW   0NW.

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 11.5N 159.1W AT 29/2100Z

AT 29/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 11.5N 158.6W



FORECAST VALID 30/0600Z 11.5N 161.5W

MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.

34 KT... 50NE  50SE  25SW  35NW.



FORECAST VALID 30/1800Z 11.8N 164.2W

MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.

50 KT... 35NE  40SE  25SW  30NW.

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



FORECAST VALID 01/0600Z 12.5N 166.6W

MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.

64 KT... 25NE  25SE  20SW  25NW.

50 KT... 50NE  45SE  35SW  40NW.

34 KT... 85NE  75SE  60SW  70NW.



FORECAST VALID 01/1800Z 13.4N 168.4W

MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.

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

50 KT... 60NE  55SE  45SW  50NW.

34 KT...105NE  90SE  75SW  85NW.



FORECAST VALID 02/1800Z 16.5N 169.6W

MAX WIND 110 KT...GUSTS 135 KT.

50 KT... 70NE  65SE  60SW  60NW.

34 KT...125NE 120SE  95SW  95NW.



EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM