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Hurricane Lane Public Advisory Number 16
2018-08-18 22:33:03| National Hurricane Center (East Pacific)
Issued at 200 PM PDT Sat Aug 18 2018 292 WTPZ34 KNHC 182032 TCPEP4 BULLETIN Hurricane Lane Advisory Number 16 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP142018 200 PM PDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...LANE POISED TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN AS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...12.5N 139.7W ABOUT 1135 MI...1825 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...28.00 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 200 PM PDT (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lane was located near latitude 12.5 North, longitude 139.7 West. Lane is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h), and a motion between west and west-northwest with some decrease in forward speed is expected over the next few days. Lane will cross into the central Pacific basin within the next couple of hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 140 mph (220 km/h) with higher gusts. Lane is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Little change in strength is expected through tonight. Gradual weakening is forecast to begin on Sunday, however, Lane is forecast to remain a major hurricane during the next couple of days. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 948 mb (28.00 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- None. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on Lane. Future information on this system can be found in Public Advisories issued by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center beginning at 5 PM HST, under AWIPS header HFOTCPCP2, WMO header WTPA32 PHFO, and on the web at http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc. $$ Forecaster Brown
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