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TROPICAL STORM WALAKA ADVISORY NUMBER  27

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012018

1100 PM HST FRI OCT 05 2018



...WALAKA GRADUALLY LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OVER THE

OPEN OCEAN FAR NORTH-NORTHWEST OF HAWAII...





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

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LOCATION...34.2N 165.1W

ABOUT 995 MI...1600 KM NNW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.42 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 34.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 165.1 WEST. WALAKA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH (28 KM/H). THIS

NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE

OF DAYS, BUT WALAKA IS FORECAST TO ACCELERATE ITS FORWARD SPEED

THIS WEEKEND.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

WALAKA IS GRADUALLY LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND IT IS

FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL / EXTRATROPICAL LOW BY EARLY

SATURDAY. THIS LOW WILL LIKELY HAVE GALE FORCE WINDS THROUGH EARLY

SUNDAY BEFORE IT DISSIPATES OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST PACIFIC LATER

THIS WEEKEND.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES (240 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB (29.42 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM HST.



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FORECASTER HOUSTON