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HURRICANE LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER  37

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

1100 AM HST FRI SEP 02 2016



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





SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...20.1N 149.8W

ABOUT 345 MI...555 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 530 MI...850 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.71 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...

.. 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 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 149.8 WEST. LESTER IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H). THIS

GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH (165 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.