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HURRICANE LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER  24

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132016

800 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2016



...LESTER WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE BUT STILL A MAJOR HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.1N 134.4W

ABOUT 1355 MI...2180 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...961 MB...28.38 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 134.4 WEST. LESTER IS MOVING

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

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH (195 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  LESTER IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT

48 HOURS.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES

(150 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 961 MB (28.38 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 PM PDT.



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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI