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Post-Tropical Cyclone WALAKA


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Post-Tropical Cyclone Walaka Advisory Number  28
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP012018
500 AM HST Sat Oct 06 2018
 
...WALAKA BECOMES AN EXTRATROPICAL GALE LOW FAR
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF HAWAII...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...36.2N 163.5W
ABOUT 1085 MI...1740 KM NNW OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 26 MPH...43 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.30 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Walaka
was located near latitude 36.2 North, longitude 163.5 West. The
post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the northeast near 26 mph (43
km/h). This system is expected to continue moving rapidly
northeastward this weekend. 
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
The post-tropical cyclone will likely have gale force winds through
early Sunday before it dissipates over the far northeast Pacific
Ocean late Sunday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 992 mb (29.30 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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This is the last public advisory issued by the Central Pacific
Hurricane Center on this system.
 
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Forecaster Houston
 
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