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HURRICANE LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER  27

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132016

200 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016



...CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE LESTER HEADING TOWARD THE CENTRAL PACIFIC...





SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.7N 137.5W

ABOUT 1160 MI...1865 KM E OF HILO HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...28.00 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS IN HAWAII SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS HURRICANE.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 137.5 WEST. LESTER IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H).  THE HURRICANES SHOULD MOVE

TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED

OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH (220 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  LESTER IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48

HOURS, THOUGH LESTER IS ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN A STRONG HURRICANE.



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 948 MB (28.00 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 AM PDT.



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