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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER  51
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP192015
800 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2015

...OLAF BECOMES A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE...
...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.7N 135.1W
ABOUT 1355 MI...2180 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Olaf
was located near latitude 26.7 North, longitude 135.1 West.  The
post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the east-northeast near 10
mph (17 km/h), and this general motion with a decrease in forward
speed is expected today, followed by a turn toward the southwest
and west-southwest on Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts.
Weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the
post-tropical cyclone is expected to dissipate by Thursday.

Gale-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb (29.53 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane
Center on Olaf.  For additional information on the remnant low
please see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather
Service, under AWIPS header NFDHSFEPI, WMO header FZPN01 KWBC, and
on the web at http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/shtml/NFDHSFEP1.shtml.

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Forecaster Pasch

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