WTPA31 PHFO 301759 RRA TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM WALAKA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012018 800 AM HST SUN SEP 30 2018 ...WALAKA INTENSIFIES WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... SUMMARY OF 800 AM HST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...11.7N 164.6W ABOUT 490 MI...790 KM SE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND ABOUT 800 MI...1290 KM SSW OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... . JOHNSTON ATOLL A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 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 800 AM HST (1800 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WALAKA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 164.6 WEST. WALAKA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH (26 KM/H). THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON MONDAY AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH (95 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS,