HURRICANE JULIO ADVISORY NUMBER  26
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP102014
1100 PM HST SAT AUG 09 2014
 
...HURRICANE JULIO MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST FAR EAST 
NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.8N 151.3W
ABOUT 325 MI...525 KM NE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 435 MI...700 KM ENE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIO WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 151.3 WEST. JULIO IS 
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H. THIS GENERAL 
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 
HOWEVER...JULIO IS FORECAST TO BEGIN MOVING AT A SLOWER FORWARD 
SPEED STARTING SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT. NOTE THAT ALONG THIS FORECAST 
TRACK...JULIO WILL BE NORTHEAST AND THEN NORTH OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN 
ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF 
DAYS...BUT JULIO IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE THROUGH EARLY 
MONDAY. JULIO MAY WEAKEN TO A STRONG TROPICAL STORM BY LATE MONDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160
MILES...260 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE JULIO WILL PRODUCE LARGE SURF 
ALONG MOST NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 
THROUGH MONDAY. 
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST.

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