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HURRICANE OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER  39

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP192015

500 AM HST SAT OCT 24 2015



...HURRICANE OLAF TRACKING NORTH...WELL EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND OF

HAWAII...





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

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LOCATION...19.3N 145.3W

ABOUT 640 MI...1025 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 825 MI...1330 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...955 MB...28.20 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 19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 145.3 WEST. OLAF IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. THE TRACK IS

FORECAST TO CURVE SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS

WITH LITTLE CHANGE 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. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY

NIGHT.



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

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

MILES...280 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 955 MB...28.20 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 DONALDSON