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HURRICANE LESTER INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  34A

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

800 PM HST THU SEP 01 2016



...CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE LESTER MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST...





SUMMARY OF 800 PM HST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...19.0N 146.7W

ABOUT 545 MI...875 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 745 MI...1200 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...957 MB...28.26 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...

.. HAWAII COUNTY

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

KAHOOLAWE

.. OAHU



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.



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN

HONOLULU HAWAII.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 800 PM HST (0600 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 19.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 146.7 WEST. LESTER IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H). THIS GENERAL MOTION

IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST