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HURRICANE LALA ADVISORY NUMBER 34
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012026
ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1100 AM HST THU AUG 20 2026
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE
NATIONAL MONUMENT BETWEEN LISIANSKI ISLAND AND MARO REEF...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.9N 172.3W
ABOUT 115 MI...185 KM WSW OF MARO REEF
ABOUT 135 MI...215 KM SE OF LISIANSKI ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...973 MB...28.74 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT FROM LISIANSKI
ISLAND TO MARO REEF
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT EAST OF MARO REEF
TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LALA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 172.3 WEST. LALA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH (17 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS
FORECAST TODAY, WITH A NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED BY THIS
WEEKEND. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF LALA WILL CONTINUE TO
TRAVERSE THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH (150 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, BUT LALA IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A HURRICANE THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 KM) FROM THE
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES
(280 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 973 MB (28.74 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND: HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HURRICANE WARNING
AREA TODAY, WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ONGOING. TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA
TODAY.
SURF: LARGE SURF ASSOCIATED WITH LALA WILL AFFECT THE
PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL LIKELY INUNDATE SOME OF THE LOW-LYING
ATOLLS, ESPECIALLY FROM FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO MARO REEF.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 200 PM HST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 PM HST.
FORECASTER PIERCE/REINHART
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