Tropical Storm Moke

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WTPA33 PHFO 230237
TCPCP3
 
BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Moke Advisory Number  11
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP022026
Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 PM HST Sat Aug 22 2026
 
...MOKE WEAKENS SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT ON
THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.3N 152.1W
ABOUT 360 MI...585 KM SSE OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
Interests in the Hawaiian Islands should closely monitor the
progress of this system.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM HST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Moke was 
located near latitude 15.3 North, longitude 152.1 West. Moke is 
moving toward the west near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this general 
motion is expected during the next several days. On the forecast 
track, the center of the storm is expected to pass south of the Big 
Island of Hawaii on Sunday, then well south of the smaller main 
Hawaiian Islands early next week.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. 
Little change in strength is expected tonight, but a gradual 
weakening trend is forecast to begin on Sunday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km)
from the center.
 
The minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches) based on data 
from NOAA and Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft.

 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Tropical Storm Moke can be found in the Tropical
Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header HFOTCDCP3 and WMO header
WTPA43 PHFO.
 
WIND: Gusty winds are expected across the Hawaiian Islands late 
tonight and Sunday, especially in areas of high terrain.
 
RAINFALL: Moke is expected to produce rainfall totals of 5 to 10 
inches with maximum amounts of 15 inches across the Big Island. 
Rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are expected on eastern Maui. These 
rainfall amounts may produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides 
for the windward and southeast Big Island, especially in steep 
terrain and over areas that were affected recently by Lala.
 
Across western Maui and the remainder of the islands, moisture drawn 
northward from Moke may bring up to 1 or 2 inches of rain.
 
For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Moke,
please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic
available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_cp3.shtml?rainqpf.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 PM HST.
 
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Forecaster Gibbs