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HURRICANE PALI ADVISORY NUMBER  19

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012016

500 PM HST MON JAN 11 2016



...PALI BECOMES THE EARLIEST HURRICANE ON RECORD IN THE CENTRAL

PACIFIC BASIN FAR TO THE SOUTHWEST OF HAWAII...





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

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LOCATION...8.1N 171.9W

ABOUT 615 MI...990 KM SSW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

ABOUT 1305 MI...2100 KM SW OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...ESE OR 105 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 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 EYE OF HURRICANE PALI WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 8.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 171.9 WEST. PALI IS MOVING

TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. PALI IS EXPECTED TO

MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A MORE SOUTHWARD

MOTION ON TUESDAY...AND A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND SLOW

WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON TUESDAY.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES...20 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125

MILES...205 KM.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982 MB...29.00 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST.



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FORECASTER R BALLARD