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Hurricane Lala Intermediate Advisory Number 30A
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP012026
Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM HST Wed Aug 19 2026
 
...CONDITIONS TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE NEAR THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA 
MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT TONIGHT...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM HST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.5N 171.5W
ABOUT 205 MI...325 KM SSW OF MARO REEF
ABOUT 295 MI...475 KM SSE OF LISIANSKI ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument from Lisianski
Island to Maro Reef
 
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument east of Maro Reef
to French Frigate Shoals
 
A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life
and property should be rushed to completion.
 
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are 
expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within 12 
to 24 hours.
 
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 PM HST (0000 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lala was located 
near latitude 22.5 North, longitude 171.5 West. Lala is moving 
toward the northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h) and this motion is 
expected to continue today. A turn toward the north is forecast 
early tomorrow, with a northwestward motion expected by this 
weekend. On the forecast track, the center of Lala will be near 
portions of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument tomorrow.
 
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 115 mph (185 km/h) 
with higher gusts. Lala is a category 3 hurricane on the 
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.  Some gradual weakening is 
expected during the next couple of days, but Lala is forecast to 
remain a hurricane through the weekend. 
 
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from
the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115
miles (185 km).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 959 mb (28.32 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected in the Hurricane Warning
area by Thursday, with tropical storm conditions expected by
tonight. Tropical storm conditions are expected in the Tropical
Storm Warning area by early Thursday.
 
SURF: Large surf associated with Lala will affect the
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument beginning today. 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 PM HST.
 
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Forecaster Adams/Pasch