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Hurricane Hector Advisory Number  36
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   EP102018
1100 PM HST Wed Aug 08 2018
 
...MAJOR HURRICANE HECTOR CONTINUES TO MOVE DUE WEST FAR SOUTH
OF HAWAII...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.6N 158.5W
ABOUT 325 MI...525 KM S OF HONOLULU HAWAII
ABOUT 730 MI...1170 KM E OF JOHNSTON ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
Interests on Johnston Island should monitor the progress of 
Hector.  A Tropical Storm Watch may be issued for Johnston Island 
on Thursday.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 PM HST (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Hector was
located near latitude 16.6 North, longitude 158.5 West. Hector is
moving toward the west near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this general
motion is expected to continue through Thursday.  A gradual turn
toward the west-northwest is expected from Thursday night through
Friday.  Note that on the forecast path, the center of Hector will
pass a few hundred miles south of Oahu and Kauai through early
Thursday morning. 
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph (185 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Hector is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale.  Little significant change in strength
is forecast during the next couple of days. 
 
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 959 mb (28.32 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 AM HST.
 
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Forecaster Houston
 
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