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HURRICANE HECTOR FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  44
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP102018
0900 UTC SAT AUG 11 2018
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PORTIONS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT FROM
LISIANSKI ISLAND TO PEARL AND HERMES ATOLL.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 48 HOURS.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON MIDWAY
AND KURE ATOLLS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF HECTOR.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.7N 169.2W AT 11/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT  10 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  957 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT.
64 KT....... 30NE  20SE  15SW  30NW.
50 KT....... 60NE  50SE  30SW  60NW.
34 KT.......110NE  90SE  60SW 110NW.
12 FT SEAS..210NE 180SE 150SW 210NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.7N 169.2W AT 11/0900Z
AT 11/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.5N 168.7W
 
FORECAST VALID 11/1800Z 19.7N 170.5W
MAX WIND  95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  10SE   5SW  20NW.
50 KT... 50NE  40SE  10SW  50NW.
34 KT...100NE  90SE  40SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 12/0600Z 21.5N 172.7W
MAX WIND  85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT.
64 KT... 20NE   0SE   0SW  20NW.
50 KT... 40NE  30SE  10SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE  80SE  40SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 12/1800Z 23.2N 175.0W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT... 20NE   0SE   0SW  10NW.
50 KT... 40NE  20SE  20SW  30NW.
34 KT...100NE  70SE  40SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 13/0600Z 24.9N 177.7W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT... 10NE   0SE   0SW  10NW.
50 KT... 20NE  10SE  10SW  20NW.
34 KT... 90NE  50SE  30SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 14/0600Z 27.4N 176.4E
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
50 KT... 20NE   0SE   0SW  10NW.
34 KT... 80NE  50SE  30SW  60NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 200 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 15/0600Z 29.0N 171.0E
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 16/0600Z 32.0N 166.0E
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.7N 169.2W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 11/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER BIRCHARD
 
 
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