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WTPA62 PHFO 160056
TCUCP2
 
Hurricane Lala Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP012026
Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
300 PM HST Sat Aug 15 2026
 
...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN SPREADING ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND OF 
HAWAII... 
...300 PM HST (0100 UTC) POSITION UPDATE...

Radar data indicate that strong rainbands are spreading across the 
Big Island, producing heavy rain and tropical-storm-force winds.

An observation near South Point around 550 feet elevation recently 
reported a sustained wind of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a gust of 69 mph 
(111 km/h). An observation site at South Point Park also reported a 
sustained wind of 48 mph (77 km/h) and a gust of 63 mph (101 km/h). 

SUMMARY OF 300 PM HST...0100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.5N 155.7W
ABOUT 35 MI...55 KM SSE OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII
ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Zelinsky/Evans