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HURRICANE LESTER FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  34

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

0300 UTC FRI SEP 02 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OAHU.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. HAWAII COUNTY

. MAUI COUNTY INCLUDING THE ISLANDS OF MAUI...MOLOKAI...LANAI AND

KAHOOLAWE



A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A HURRICANE 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 ELSEWHERE IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE

PROGRESS OF LESTER.



HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.7N 146.0W AT 02/0300Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  10 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT  12 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  957 MB

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT WITH GUSTS TO 135 KT.

64 KT....... 30NE  25SE  20SW  30NW.

50 KT....... 50NE  40SE  40SW  50NW.

34 KT.......130NE  75SE  60SW 120NW.

12 FT SEAS..225NE 175SE 250SW 300NW.

WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL

MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.



REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.7N 146.0W AT 02/0300Z

AT 02/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.6N 145.5W



FORECAST VALID 02/1200Z 19.3N 148.0W

MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT.

64 KT... 30NE  25SE  20SW  30NW.

50 KT... 50NE  40SE  40SW  50NW.

34 KT...130NE  75SE  60SW 120NW.



FORECAST VALID 03/0000Z 20.1N 150.7W=