WTPA35 PHFO 250846 TCPCP5 BULLETIN HURRICANE OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER 42 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP192015 1100 PM HST SAT OCT 24 2015 ...WEAKENING OLAF TRACKING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM HAWAII... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.2N 143.8W ABOUT 905 MI...1460 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII ABOUT 740 MI...1190 KM E OF HILO HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...974 MB...28.77 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLAF WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 143.8 WEST. OLAF IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A CONTINUED NORTHEAST MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SIGNIFICANT WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH OLAF WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM ON SUNDAY OR SUNDAY EVENING. 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 974 MB...28.77 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE OLAF WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY. SEE THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HONOLULU FOR DETAILS. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST. $$ FORECASTER JACOBSON