Tropical Storm Moke

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WTPA33 PHFO 230842
TCPCP3
 
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Tropical Storm Moke Advisory Number  12
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP022026
Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1100 PM HST Sat Aug 22 2026
 
...MOKE HOLDING STEADY...
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY 
MORNING ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 153.5W
ABOUT 330 MI...530 KM SSE OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 PM HST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Moke was 
located near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 153.5 West. Moke is 
moving toward the west near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this general 
motion is expected to continue 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 overnight, 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 1002 mb (29.59 inches) based on 
data from an 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 during 
the next couple of days, especially in areas of high terrain.
 
RAINFALL: The tropical storm 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 500 AM HST.
 
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Forecaster Gibbs