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HURRICANE LESTER INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  39A

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

200 AM HST SAT SEP 03 2016



...LESTER PASSING NORTHEAST OF THE BIG ISLAND AND CONTINUES TO TRACK

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST...





SUMMARY OF 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...21.5N 153.2W

ABOUT 170 MI...275 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 300 MI...480 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 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 200 AM HST (1200 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED

BY U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT NEAR NEAR

LATITUDE 21.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 153.2 WEST. LESTER IS MOVING TOWARD

THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H). THIS GENERAL MOTION IS

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A GRADUAL TURN=