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HURRICANE OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER  34

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP192015

1100 PM HST THU OCT 22 2015



...HURRICANE OLAF MOVING DUE NORTH FAR EAST OF HAWAII...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...15.1N 146.3W

ABOUT 660 MI...1065 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 870 MI...1405 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 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 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLAF WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 146.3 WEST. OLAF IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A NORTHWARD MOTION IS

EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE

NORTH-NORTHEAST EXPECTED LATER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. OLAF IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

HURRICANE WIND SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED THROUGH

SATURDAY.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160

MILES...260 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE OLAF WILL PRODUCE

LIFE-THREATENING AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SURF ALONG EAST FACING

SHORES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS INTO THIS WEEKEND. SEE THE COASTAL

HAZARD MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST

OFFICE IN HONOLULU FOR DETAILS.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST.



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FORECASTER POWELL