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HURRICANE LESTER INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  36A

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

800 AM HST FRI SEP 02 2016



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





SUMMARY OF 800 AM HST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...19.8N 149.1W

ABOUT 395 MI...635 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 580 MI...935 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H

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

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...971 MB...28.67 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 800 AM HST (1800 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 149.1 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 105 MPH (165 KM/H) WITH HIGHER