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HURRICANE LESTER INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  35A

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP132016

200 AM HST FRI SEP 02 2016



...LESTER WEAKENS SLIGHTLY...

...NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...19.7N 147.8W

ABOUT 480 MI...770 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 675 MI...1085 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.59 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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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

. OAHU



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 OCCURRENCE 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.



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

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AT 200 AM HST (1200 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 19.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 147.8 WEST. LESTER IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST=