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HURRICANE OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP192015
200 AM PDT TUE OCT 20 2015
 
...CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE OLAF MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.3N 140.4W
ABOUT 1175 MI...1890 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1385 MI...2230 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...938 MB...27.70 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLAF WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 10.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 140.4 WEST. OLAF IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. A turn toward the west-northwest is
forecast on Tuesday...followed by a turn toward the northwest on
Wednesday.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 150 MPH...240 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  OLAF IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. Some additional strengthening is forecast
tonight and Tuesday. Some fluctuations in intensity are possible
Tuesday night and Wednesday.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 938 MB...27.70 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY OLAF WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE ALONG
EAST FACING SHORES OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. RESULTANT SURF WILL BE LARGE...POTENTIALLY
LIFE-THREATENING AND DAMAGING.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BIRCHARD
 
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