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HURRICANE OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER  35

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP192015

500 AM HST FRI OCT 23 2015



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





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

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LOCATION...15.9N 146.2W

ABOUT 640 MI...1030 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 850 MI...1370 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 5 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...953 MB...28.15 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 OLAF WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 146.2 WEST. OLAF IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A NORTH TO NORTH NORTHEAST

MOTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE

NORTHEAST EXPECTED LATER TODAY INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

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

HURRICANE WIND SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED THROUGH

SUNDAY.



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 953 MB...28.15 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...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER POWELL