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TROPICAL STORM WALAKA ADVISORY NUMBER  23

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012018

1100 PM HST THU OCT 04 2018



...WALAKA WEAKENS INTO A TROPICAL STORM...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...30.6N 168.3W

ABOUT 480 MI...770 KM NNW OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS

ABOUT 910 MI...1465 KM NW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 1100 PM HST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WALAKA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 168.3 WEST. WALAKA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH (9 KM/H). A TURN

TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY AN ACCELERATION

TOWARD THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH (110 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. STEADY

WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND WALAKA IS

EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL LOW BY SATURDAY EVENING.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES (280 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB (29.09 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY WALAKA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF

THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT AND THE MAIN HAWAIIAN

ISLANDS TONIGHT.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM HST.



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FORECASTER JELSEMA