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TROPICAL STORM LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER  56

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

500 AM HST WED SEP 07 2016



...LESTER MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE

CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...37.6N 165.5W

ABOUT 1215 MI...1955 KM NNW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 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 AM HST (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LESTER WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 165.5 WEST. LESTER IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H). A TURN

TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS

EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT, AS LESTER TRANSITIONS TO AN

EXTRATROPICAL LOW.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS FORECAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. LESTER IS

FORECAST TO DISSIPATE ON THURSDAY AS IT BECOMES ABSORBED INTO 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 AM HST.



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