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BULLETIN  
HURRICANE LALA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 35A  
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012026  
ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
800 PM HST THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..LALA TURNS TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST  
 
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE  
PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT...  
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM HST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...26.1N 172.0W  
ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM WNW OF MARO REEF  
ABOUT 125 MI...200 KM E OF LISIANSKI ISLAND  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...974 MB...28.77 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.  
 
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 800 PM HST (0600 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LALA WAS LOCATED  
NEAR LATITUDE 26.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 172.0 WEST. LALA IS MOVING  
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH (17 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD  
THE NORTH IS FORECAST LATER TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A NORTHWESTWARD  
MOTION 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 INTENSITY FLUCTUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT  
DAY OR SO, FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND. HOWEVER, LALA IS  
EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 KM) FROM  
THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150  
MILES (240 KM).  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 974 MB (28.77 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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WIND: HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITHIN THE  
HURRICANE WARNING AREA INTO FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE  
CURRENTLY OCCURRING WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA AND WILL  
PERSIST INTO FRIDAY.  
 
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 COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 PM HST.  
 
 
FORECASTER BERG  
 
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