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Hurricane Lala Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP012026
Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
900 AM HST Sat Aug 15 2026
 
...LALA STRENGTHENS INTO A HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE BIG 
ISLAND OF HAWAII...
...900 AM HST (1900 UTC) POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE...

Recent radar and satellite data indicate that Lala has strengthened 
into a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). 

A wind gust of 49 mph (79 km/h) was recently reported near 
Kealakomo south of Volcano within the last hour.

SUMMARY OF 900 AM HST...1900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.9N 155.1W
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM SSE OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII
ABOUT 300 MI...485 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Brown/Katz/Pierce
 
 
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