WTPA31 PHFO 010855 RRA TCPCP1 BULLETIN HURRICANE WALAKA ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012018 1100 PM HST SUN SEP 30 2018 ...WALAKA RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING FAR SOUTHWEST OF HAWAII... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...11.9N 167.5W ABOUT 355 MI...575 KM SSE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND ABOUT 905 MI...1460 KM SW OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.65 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES 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. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 1100 PM HST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WALAKA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 167.5 WEST. WALAKA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H). THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT, WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON MONDAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH (165 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH