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HURRICANE LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER  38

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

500 PM HST FRI SEP 02 2016



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





SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...20.5N 151.0W

ABOUT 270 MI...435 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 450 MI...720 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...973 MB...28.74 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. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM 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 PM HST (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 20.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 151.0 WEST. LESTER IS MOVING

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

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A

GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.



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