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HURRICANE OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER  41

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP192015

500 PM HST SAT OCT 24 2015



...WEAKENING OLAF TRACKING NORTH-NORTHEAST AWAY FROM HAWAII...





SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...20.7N 144.3W

ABOUT 875 MI...1410 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

ABOUT 785 MI...1265 KM E OF KAHULUI HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.65 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 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLAF WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 20.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 144.3 WEST. OLAF IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...155 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SIGNIFICANT WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF

DAYS...WITH OLAF WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM ON SUNDAY.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM

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

MILES...280 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.65 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE OLAF WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF

ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS THROUGH THE

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 PM HST.



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FORECASTER BIRCHARD