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HURRICANE LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER  32

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

500 AM HST THU SEP 01 2016



...HURRICANE LESTER CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD TOWARD THE HAWAIIAN

ISLANDS...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.4N 143.7W

ABOUT 750 MI...1205 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 945 MI...1520 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...971 MB...28.68 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HAWAII COUNTY AND FOR MAUI

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



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

.. HAWAII COUNTY

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

KAHOOLAWE



A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A HURRICANE WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48

HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRANCE OF TROPICAL STORM

FORCE WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT

OR DANGEROUS.



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE

PROGRESS OF LESTER.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 143.7 WEST. LESTER IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H) AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO

BECOME WEST NORTHWEST LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.