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TROPICAL STORM LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER  54

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

500 PM HST TUE SEP 06 2016



...LESTER STILL MOVING NORTH AS A TROPICAL STORM ...







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

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LOCATION...35.1N 166.2W

ABOUT 1075 MI...1735 KM NNW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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At 500 PM HST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lester was

located near latitude 35.1 North, longitude 166.2 West. Lester is

moving toward the north near 13 mph (20 km/h). A turn toward the

northeast, with a dramatic increase in forward speed, is expected

tonight and Wednesday as Lester transitions to an extratropical

low.



Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.

Little change in strength is forecast through Wednesday, but Lester

is forecast to dissipate on Thursday as it gets caught up in the

circulation of a larger extratropical low near the Gulf of Alaska.



Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km)

from the center.



The estimated minimum central pressure is 1001 mb (29.56 inches).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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None.





NEXT ADVISORY

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Next complete advisory at 1100 PM HST.



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Forecaster Birchard