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HURRICANE LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER  36

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

500 AM HST FRI SEP 02 2016



...LESTER MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY WEAKENING...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...19.7N 148.4W

ABOUT 435 MI...700 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 625 MI...1005 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.59 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR HAWAII COUNTY.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

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

KAHOOLAWE

. OAHU



A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IN THIS CASE, CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE

NEXT 18 TO 36 HOURS.



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 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 19.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 148.4 WEST. LESTER IS MOVING

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

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH (175 KM/H) WITH HIGHER=