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HURRICANE OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER  36

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP192015

1100 AM HST FRI OCT 23 2015



...OLAF TRACKING NORTH AS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.1N 146.3W

ABOUT 605 MI...970 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 810 MI...1305 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 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 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLAF WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 146.3 WEST. OLAF IS CURRENTLY

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE

NORTH-NORTHEAST LATER TODAY WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...WITH SOME

SLOWING IN FORWARD SPEED.



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. STEADY WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS.



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...LONG-PERIOD 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 PM HST.



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FORECASTER BIRCHARD