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Hurricane Hector Advisory Number  28
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   EP102018
1100 PM HST Mon Aug 06 2018
 
...HECTOR WEAKENS SLIGHTLY BUT REMAINS A STRONG CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.8N 146.3W
ABOUT 640 MI...1025 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 850 MI...1365 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...938 MB...27.70 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Hawaii County
 
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area within 48 hours.
 
Interests elsewhere in the Hawaiian Islands should monitor the
progress of Hector.
 
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by the National Weather Service office in
Honolulu Hawaii.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 PM HST (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Hector was
located near latitude 15.8 North, longitude 146.3 West. Hector is
moving toward the west near 16 mph (26 km/h). This motion is
expected to continue through Tuesday, followed by a turn toward the
west Tuesday night through Thursday. On the forecast track, Hector
is expected to pass roughly 165 miles south of the Big Island of
Hawaii on Wednesday.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 145 mph (230 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Hector is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale.  Some weakening is forecast during the next 48
hours, but Hector is expected to remain a major hurricane.
 
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles
(165 km).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 938 mb (27.70 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF:  Swells generated by Hector are expected to reach southeast
and east facing shores of the Big Island and eastern Maui late
Tuesday and likely becoming large by late Tuesday night and
Wednesday.
 
WIND:  Tropical storm force winds are possible across Hawaii
County late Tuesday night or Wednesday.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 200 AM HST.
Next complete advisory at 500 AM HST.
 
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Forecaster Jelsema
 
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