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HURRICANE LESTER INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  37A

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

200 PM HST FRI SEP 02 2016



...LESTER CONTINUING TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST...





SUMMARY OF 200 PM HST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...20.3N 150.4W

ABOUT 305 MI...490 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 490 MI...780 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, HURRICANE 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 200 PM HST (0000 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 20.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 150.4 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.