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TROPICAL STORM WALAKA ADVISORY NUMBER  25

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012018

1100 AM HST FRI OCT 05 2018



...WALAKA CONTINUES WEAKENING FAR NORTHWEST OF HAWAII...





SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...32.2N 167.8W

ABOUT 580 MI...935 KM N OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS

ABOUT 970 MI...1560 KM NW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.30 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 AM HST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WALAKA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 167.8 WEST. WALAKA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H). A TURN

TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN ACCELERATION IN FORWARD SPEED IS

EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. WALAKA IS

EXPECTED TO BEGIN EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION ON SATURDAY BEFORE

DISSIPATING SUNDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES (260 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB (29.30 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 PM HST.



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FORECASTER POWELL