WTPA35 PHFO 260237 TCPCP5 BULLETIN HURRICANE OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER 45 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP192015 500 PM HST SUN OCT 25 2015 ...OLAF WEAKENING FAR EAST NORTHEAST OF HAWAII... SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...23.5N 142.5W ABOUT 995 MI...1600 KM ENE OF HONOLULU HAWAII ABOUT 850 MI...1370 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB...28.94 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLAF WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 142.5 WEST. OLAF IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE OLAF WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROUGH AND ELEVATED SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HONOLULU FOR DETAILS. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER BURKE