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Hurricane Lane Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   EP142018
620 PM HST Tue Aug 21 2018
 
...NOAA AIRCRAFT FINDS THAT LANE HAS STRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY 5
HURRICANE...
 
Data from the NOAA P-3 aircraft indicate that Lane has continued to
intensify this afternoon. Maximum sustained winds have increased to
near 160 mph (260 km/h), making Lane an extremely dangerous category
5 hurricane. A special advisory will be issued within the hour.

 
SUMMARY OF 620 PM HST...0420 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.5N 154.0W
ABOUT 375 MI...605 KM SSE OF KAILUA-KONA HAWAII
ABOUT 535 MI...860 KM SSE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...260 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...922 MB...27.23 INCHES
 
 
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Forecaster Birchard/Jacobson
 
 
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