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WTPA32 PHFO 022338  
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BULLETIN  
HURRICANE NOLO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 49A  
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP152026  
ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
200 PM HST FRI OCT 02 2026  
   
..NOLO HOLDING STEADY AS IT CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
 
   
..RAPID INTENSIFICATION POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO
 
 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM HST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...23.5N 168.3W  
ABOUT 130 MI...210 KM WSW OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS  
ABOUT 185 MI...300 KM SE OF MARO REEF  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:  
 
NONE.  
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT FROM FRENCH  
FRIGATE SHOALS TO LISIANSKI ISLAND, INCLUDING MARO REEF  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.  
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL  
MONUMENT WEST OF LISIANSKI ISLAND SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF  
NOLO.  
 
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 200 PM HST (0000 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NOLO WAS LOCATED  
NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 168.3 WEST. NOLO IS MOVING  
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH (17 KM/H). A MAINLY WESTWARD  
MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT  
FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF NOLO WILL CONTINUE TO  
MOVE THROUGH THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT BUT  
REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS WEST OF  
FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH (120 KM/H) WITH HIGHER  
GUSTS. RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT  
DAY OR SO, AND NOLO COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON SATURDAY.  
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM  
THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115  
MILES (185 KM).  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB (29.06 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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WIND: TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITHIN THE TROPICAL  
STORM WARNING AREA FROM FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO MARO REEF THROUGH  
EARLY SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN  
FARTHER WEST FROM MARO REEF TO LISIANSKI ISLAND ON SATURDAY.  
 
SURF: LARGE WAVES ASSOCIATED WITH NOLO WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE  
PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL  
DAYS. THE SURF WILL LIKELY INUNDATE SOME OF THE LOW-LYING ATOLLS  
FROM FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO LISIANSKI ISLAND. PLEASE CONSULT  
PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 PM HST.  
 

 
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