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Hurricane Lane Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   EP142018
1210 PM HST Thu Aug 23 2018
 
...HURRICANE LANE PASSED OVER BUOY 51002... 

The eye of Hurricane Lane is being tracked by the North Kohala
WSR-88D radar as the tropical cyclone moves northwestward toward 
the main Hawaiian islands.
 
A National Data Buoy Center buoy, station 51002, located around 280 
miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii recently measured a wind gust of 49
mph (80 km/h). However, as the eye of lane passed over the buoy,
sustained winds were measured as low as 2 mph (4 km/h). 

SUMMARY OF 1200 PM HST...2200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.4N 157.8W 
ABOUT 195 MI...315 KM SSW OF KAILUA-KONA HAWAII 
ABOUT 270 MI...435 KM S OF HONOLULU HAWAII 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H 
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...949 MB...28.03 INCHES 

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Forecaster Burke
 
 
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