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HURRICANE OHO ADVISORY NUMBER  18

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP072015

500 AM HST WED OCT 07 2015



...POWERFUL HURRICANE OHO ACCELERATING TOWARD THE

NORTH-NORTHEAST AWAY FROM HAWAII...





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

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LOCATION...23.5N 145.9W

ABOUT 645 MI...1040 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 780 MI...1255 KM ENE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 35 MPH...56 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...957 MB...28.26 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 HURRICANE OHO WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 145.9 WEST. OHO IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MPH...56 KM/H. OHO IS EXPECTED

TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST DURING THE

NEXT TWO DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...AND

OHO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME AN EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM BY LATE THURSDAY.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175

MILES...280 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY POWERFUL HURRICANE OHO ARE

AFFECTING THE BIG ISLAND THIS MORNING. THESE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE

TO PRODUCE ELEVATED SURF TODAY...MAINLY ALONG EAST FACING SHORES

OF THE BIG ISLAND.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER HOUSTON