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HURRICANE WALAKA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 20A

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012018

800 AM HST THU OCT 04 2018



...HURRICANE WALAKA WEAKENING AS IT MOVES NORTH...

....STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SURF CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE

PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT...





SUMMARY OF 800 AM HST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...27.9N 166.1W

ABOUT 275 MI...440 KM N OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS

ABOUT 685 MI...1100 KM NW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



NONE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

.. PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT FROM NIHOA TO FRENCH

FRIGATE SHOALS TO MARO REEF.



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING INDICATES THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS

ARE OCCURRING WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 800 AM HST (1800 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WALAKA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 166.1 WEST. WALAKA IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH (31 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE

NORTH-NORTHWEST AND A SLOWING OF FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY,

FOLLOWED BY AN ACCELERATION TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY AND

SATURDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH (165 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM) FROM