{"id": "1201148683027415047", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-08-13T15:00:00Z", "msg": "301\nWTPA32 PHFO 131438\nTCPCP2\n \nBULLETIN\nTropical Storm Lala Advisory Number   5\nNWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP012026\nIssued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL\n500 AM HST Thu Aug 13 2026\n \n...TROPICAL STORM LALA FORMS...\n...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...15.2N 145.5W\nABOUT 705 MI...1135 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII\nABOUT 915 MI...1475 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\n \nA Hurricane Watch has been issued for Hawaii County.\n \nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\n \nA Hurricane Watch is in effect for...\n* Hawaii County\n \nA Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible\nwithin the watch area.  A watch is typically issued 48 hours\nbefore the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force\nwinds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or\ndangerous.\n\nFor storm information specific to your area, including possible\ninland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your\nlocal National Weather Service forecast office.\n \n \nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\n----------------------\nAt 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lala was\nlocated near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 145.5 West. Lala is\nmoving toward the west near 10 mph (17 km/h).  A westward to \nwest-northwestward motion is expected during the next several days. \nOn the forecast track, Lala is expected to be near or just south of \nthe Big Island on Saturday, and pass south of the smaller islands \nduring the remainder of the weekend.\n \nMaximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.\nSteady strengthening is forecast, and Lala could be near hurricane \nstrength as it approaches the Big Island.\n \nTropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km)\nfrom the center.\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 1001 mb (29.56 inches).\n \n \nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\n----------------------\nKey messages for Tropical Storm Lala can be found in the Tropical \nCyclone Discussion under AWIPS header HFOTCPCP2 and WMO header \nWTPA42 PHFO.\n \nWIND:  Hurricane conditions are possible in the Big Island of Hawaii\nby early Saturday.  Wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of\nhills and mountains are often up to 30 percent stronger than the\nnear-surface winds indicated in this advisory, and in some elevated\nlocations could be even greater.\n \nRAINFALL: Tropical Storm Lala is expected to produce rainfall totals \nof 5 to 10 inches across much of the Island chain, with maximum \ntotals of 20 inches possible. This rainfall may produce \nlife-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of \nsteep terrain.\n\nSTORM SURGE:  The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the\ntide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by\nrising waters moving inland from the shoreline.  The water could\nreach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated\nareas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...\n\nHawaii...1 to 3 ft \n\nThe deepest water will occur along the immediate coast, where the \nsurge will be accompanied by large and dangerous waves.  \nSurge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge \nand the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over short distances.  For \ninformation specific to your area, please see products issued by \nyour local National Weather Service forecast office.\n\nFor a complete depiction of areas at risk of storm surge \ninundation, please see the National Weather Service Peak \nStorm Surge Graphic, available at \nhurricanes.gov/graphics_cp2.shtml?peakSurge.\n \nSURF:  Swells generated by Lala are expected to reach the\neast-facing shores of the state on Friday, spreading westward\nand building through the weekend. These swells are likely to cause\nlife-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult\nproducts from your local weather office.\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext intermediate advisory at 800 AM HST.\nNext complete advisory at 1100 AM HST.\n \n"}