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HURRICANE LESTER FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  36

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

1500 UTC FRI SEP 02 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR HAWAII COUNTY.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. MAUI COUNTY INCLUDING THE ISLANDS OF MAUI...MOLOKAI...LANAI AND

KAHOOLAWE

. OAHU



A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IN THIS CASE...CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN

THE NEXT 18 TO 36 HOURS.



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE

PROGRESS OF LESTER.



HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.7N 148.4W AT 02/1500Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT  12 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  968 MB

EYE DIAMETER  10 NM

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  95 KT WITH GUSTS TO 115 KT.

64 KT....... 40NE  30SE  15SW  30NW.

50 KT....... 80NE  50SE  30SW  75NW.

34 KT.......120NE  80SE  60SW 110NW.

12 FT SEAS..300NE 180SE 180SW 300NW.

WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL

MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.



REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.7N 148.4W AT 02/1500Z

AT 02/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.4N 147.8W



FORECAST VALID 03/0000Z 20.4N 150.2W

MAX WIND  85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT.

64 KT... 30NE  20SE  10SW  30NW.

50 KT... 80NE  50SE  30SW  70NW.

34 KT...120NE  80SE  60SW 110NW.



FORECAST VALID 03/1200Z 21.4N 152.8W

MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.

64 KT... 20NE  10SE  10SW  20NW.

50 KT... 70NE  40SE  20SW  60NW.=