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Hurricane DOUGLAS


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Hurricane Douglas Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   EP082020
910 PM HST Sun Jul 26 2020

...900 PM HST POSITION UPDATE...
...DANGEROUS HURRICANE DOUGLAS PASSING JUST NORTH OF OAHU AND 
APPROACHING KAUAI...
 
The eye of Hurricane Douglas is being tracked by the Molokai radar 
as the tropical cyclone  moves west-northwest just north of Oahu. A 
Hurricane Hunter aircraft is currently flying in Douglas, and  will 
continue to provide valuable data as Douglas moves away from the 
Molokai radar, and will be poorly sampled by the Kauai radar. 

SUMMARY OF 900 PM HST...0700 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.3N 158.3W
ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM NNW OF HONOLULU HAWAII
ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM ENE OF LIHUE HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES

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Forecaster Houston/Birchard
 
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