Hurricane Lala

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Hurricane Lala Intermediate Advisory Number 36A
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP012026
Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM HST Fri Aug 21 2026
 
...LALA MOVING AWAY FROM THE ISLANDS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA 
MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUE BETWEEN LISIANSKI ISLAND AND 
MARO REEF...
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.9N 171.2W
ABOUT 115 MI...190 KM NNW OF MARO REEF
ABOUT 180 MI...295 KM ENE OF LISIANSKI ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...971 MB...28.68 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
The Hurricane Warning has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm 
Warning for the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument from 
Lisianski Island to Maro Reef.

The Tropical Storm Warning for the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National 
Monument east of Maro Reef to French Frigate Shoals has been 
discontinued.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument from Lisianski
Island to Maro Reef
 
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area.
 
For storm information specific to your area, including possible
inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your
local National Weather Service forecast office.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 200 AM HST (1200 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lala was located 
near latitude 26.9 North, longitude 171.2 West. Lala is moving 
toward the north-northeast near 12 mph (19 km/h) and this motion is 
expected to continue through early this morning. A turn toward the 
north with a slightly faster forward speed is expected later today, 
followed by a northwestward motion beginning tonight and continuing 
through early next week. 

Maximum sustained winds are near 100 mph (155 km/h) with higher 
gusts. Some fluctuations in intensity are possible over the next day 
or so, but overall gradual weakening is expected through early next 
week. Lala is forecast to remain a hurricane through Saturday.
 
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from
the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150
miles (240 km).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 971 mb (28.68 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND: Tropical storm conditions are occurring within the Tropical 
Storm Warning area and will persist through this morning.
 
SURF: Large surf associated with Lala will affect the
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument for the next couple of
days. These large waves will likely inundate some of the low-lying
atolls, especially from French Frigate Shoals to Maro Reef.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 AM HST.
 
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Forecaster Mahoney/Cangialosi