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TROPICAL STORM WALAKA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012018

200 PM HST SUN SEP 30 2018



...WALAKA CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY FAR SOUTHWEST OF HAWAII...





SUMMARY OF 200 PM HST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...11.8N 165.9W

ABOUT 415 MI...670 KM SE OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 840 MI...1350 KM SW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.39 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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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

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AT 200 PM HST (0000 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WALAKA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 165.9 WEST. WALAKA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH (30 KM/H) AND THIS MOTION IS

EXPECTED TO SLOW AND BECOME NORTHWEST ON MONDAY, THEN NORTH ON

TUESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH (100 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST THROUGH TUESDAY, WITH

WALAKA EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.