WTPA31 PHFO 012046 RRA TCPCP1 BULLETIN HURRICANE LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER 33 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP132016 1100 AM HST THU SEP 01 2016 ...HURRICANE LESTER CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD TOWARD THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.4N 144.8W ABOUT 680 MI...1090 KM E OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 875 MI...1405 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.59 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: NONE. 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 CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A HURRICANE WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS, WHICH MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LESTER. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HONOLULU HAWAII. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 144.8 WEST. LESTER IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH (20 KM/H). THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON, FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN