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HURRICANE NOLO ADVISORY NUMBER 53  
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP152026  
ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1100 AM HST SAT OCT 03 2026  
 
...NOLO CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE WEST AS A MAJOR  
HURRICANE...   
..EXPECTED TO CROSS THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE ON SUNDAY  
 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...23.2N 173.1W  
ABOUT 210 MI...335 KM SSE OF LISIANSKI ISLAND  
ABOUT 220 MI...350 KM SW OF MARO REEF  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 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 MARO REEF TO  
LISIANSKI ISLAND  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE  
NEXT 12 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, 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 NOLO WAS LOCATED  
NEAR LATITUDE 23.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 173.1 WEST. NOLO IS MOVING  
FASTER TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH (28 KM/H). A MAINLY WESTWARD  
MOTION WITH SOME ADDITIONAL 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 MARO REEF. NOLO IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE INTERNATIONAL DATE  
LINE BY SUNDAY MIDDAY HAWAIIAN TIME.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH (185 KM/H) WITH HIGHER  
GUSTS. NOLO IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON  
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE  
TODAY, BUT NOLO COULD STILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUNDAY. GRADUAL  
WEAKENING IS LIKELY TO BEGIN ON MONDAY.  
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES (45 KM) FROM THE  
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES  
(240 KM).  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 959 MB (28.32 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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WIND: TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITHIN THE TROPICAL  
STORM WARNING AREA FROM MARO REEF TO LISIANSKI ISLAND THROUGH TODAY.  
 
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 MARO REEF TO LISIANSKI ISLAND. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM  
YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 200 PM HST.  
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 PM HST.  
 
 
FORECASTER BERG  
 
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