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Hurricane Hector Intermediate Advisory Number 26A
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   EP102018
200 PM HST Mon Aug 06 2018
 
...STRONG CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE HECTOR CONTINUES TO MOVE
WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PACIFIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM HST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.5N 143.9W
ABOUT 800 MI...1290 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1000 MI...1610 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...936 MB...27.64 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
* A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Hawaii County
 
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area within 48 hours.
 
Interests elsewhere in the Hawaiian Islands should monitor the
progress of Hector.
 
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by the National Weather Service office in
Honolulu, Hawaii.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 200 PM HST (0000 UTC), the center of Hurricane Hector was located
near latitude 15.5 North, longitude 143.9 West. Hector is moving
toward the west near 16 mph (26 km/h). This general motion is
expected to continue for the next couple of days. On the forecast
track, Hector is expected to pass roughly 150 miles south of the Big
Island of Hawaii on Wednesday.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 155 mph (250 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Hector is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48
hours, though Hector is expected to remain a major hurricane.
 
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from
the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105
miles (165 km).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 936 mb (27.64 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF:  Swells generated by Hector are expected to reach southeast
and east facing shores of the Big Island and eastern Maui during
the next day, likely becoming large by late Tuesday and Wednesday.
 
WIND:  Tropical storm force winds are possible across Hawaii
County on Wednesday.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM HST.
 
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Forecaster Wroe
 
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