ZCZC HFOTCPCP1 ALL TTAA00 PHFO DDHHMM BULLETIN Hurricane Hector Intermediate Advisory Number 31A NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI EP102018 800 PM HST Tue Aug 07 2018 ...POWERFUL HURRICANE HECTOR CONTINUING TO MOVE WESTWARD... ...FAR NORTHERN FRINGES OF THE HURRICANE WILL BRUSH THE BIG ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY... SUMMARY OF 800 PM HST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.6N 151.6W ABOUT 315 MI...505 KM SE OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 520 MI...835 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB...28.12 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Hawaii County A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. Interests on Johnston Island 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 ---------------------- At 800 PM HST (0600 UTC), the center of Hurricane Hector was located near latitude 16.6 North, longitude 151.6 West. Hector is moving toward the west near 16 mph (26 km/h) and this general motion is expected to continue through the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the center of Hector is expected to pass 100 to 150 miles south of the Big Island during the day on Wednesday. Remember, the effects of a hurricane are far reaching and can extend well away from the center. Maximum sustained winds are near 130 mph (215 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 couple of days. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 952 mb (28.12 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF: Swells generated by Hector are expected to reach southeast and east facing shores of the Big Island and eastern Maui this evening. Surf will likely become large and dangerous starting early Wednesday morning, and continuing through Wednesday afternoon. WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected across portions of the Big Island on Wednesday as the core of Hector passes to the south. The strongest winds are expected downslope from mountains, across elevated terrain, over headlands, and through gaps. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1100 PM HST. $$ Forecaster Houston NNNN
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