WTPZ33 KNHC 312036 RRA TCPEP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132016 200 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...CATEGORY 4 LESTER MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC... ...NEXT ADVISORY FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.0N 139.9W ABOUT 1000 MI...1610 KM E OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 1190 MI...1920 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...954 MB...28.17 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LESTER. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 PM PDT (2100 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 139.9 WEST. LESTER IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH (20 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST ON THURSDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, LESTER WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 130 MPH (215 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. 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 954 MB (28.17 INCHES).=