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TROPICAL STORM HECTOR FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  51
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP102018
0300 UTC MON AUG 13 2018
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE WATERS BETWEEN MIDWAY ATOLL AND
PEARL AND HERMES ATOLL HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* KURE ATOLL AND MIDWAY ATOLL.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.6N 177.0W AT 13/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT  15 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  988 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  60 KT WITH GUSTS TO  75 KT.
50 KT....... 30NE  10SE  10SW  30NW.
34 KT....... 90NE  50SE  50SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..190NE 150SE 150SW 170NW.
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 24.6N 177.0W AT 13/0300Z
AT 13/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.2N 176.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 13/1200Z 25.6N 179.3W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 20NE   0SE   0SW  20NW.
34 KT... 80NE  45SE  45SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 14/0000Z 26.7N 177.6E
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 10NE   0SE   0SW  10NW.
34 KT... 75NE  40SE  40SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 14/1200Z 27.8N 174.5E
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 10NE   0SE   0SW  10NW.
34 KT... 75NE  40SE  40SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/0000Z 28.8N 171.4E
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 10NE   0SE   0SW  10NW.
34 KT... 75NE  40SE  40SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/0000Z 31.5N 165.8E
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 60NE  20SE  20SW  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 17/0000Z 35.1N 162.7E
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 18/0000Z 39.8N 162.8E...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.6N 177.0W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 13/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER BURKE
 
 
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