{"id": "1201432917014642695", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-08-14T15:00:00Z", "msg": "433\nWTPA32 PHFO 141443\nTCPCP2\n \nBULLETIN\nTropical Storm Lala Advisory Number   9\nNWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP012026\nIssued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL\n500 AM HST Fri Aug 14 2026\n \n...NEW WATCHES AND WARNING ISSUED FOR THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...16.7N 149.5W\nABOUT 420 MI...680 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII\nABOUT 635 MI...1020 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\n \nThe Tropical Storm Watch for Maui County has been upgraded to a\nTropical Storm Warning.\n \nA Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for Oahu and Kauai Counties.\n \nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\n \nA Hurricane Warning is in effect for...\n* Hawaii County\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...\n* Maui County, including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and\nKahoolawe\n \nA Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...\n* Oahu\n* Kauai County, including the islands of Kauai and Niihau\n \nA Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected \nsomewhere within the warning area. A warning is typically issued 36 \nhours before the anticipated first occurrence of \ntropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside \npreparations difficult or dangerous. Preparations to protect life \nand property should be rushed to completion.\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are\nexpected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.\n \nA Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are\npossible within the watch area, in this case within the next 36 to\n48 hours.\n \nInterests in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument should\nmonitor the progress of Lala.\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 16.7 North, longitude 149.5 West. Lala is\nmoving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h). This\ngeneral motion is expected to continue, taking the core of Lala\nnear the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday and then south of the\nsmaller islands on Sunday. \n \nMaximum sustained winds remain near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher \ngusts. Steady strengthening is forecast, and Lala is expected to\nbecome a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island.\n \nTropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km)\nnorth of the center.\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 997 mb (29.44 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 expected on the Big Island of Hawaii\non Saturday, with tropical storm conditions expected in Maui\nCounty Saturday night. Tropical storm conditions are possible in\nOahu and Kauai Counties on Sunday. Wind speeds atop and on the\nwindward sides of slopes and mountains are often up to 30 percent\nstronger than the near-surface winds indicated in this advisory, and\nin some elevated locations could be even greater.\n \nRAINFALL: Tropical Storm Lala is expected to produce rainfall totals\nof 8 to 12 inches across Maui and the Big Island, with maximum\ntotals of 25 inches possible across the Big Island. Rainfall totals\nof 2 to 4 inches with maximum amounts of 8 inches is expected across\nthe remainder of the island chain. This rainfall may produce\nlife-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of\nsteep terrain.\n \nFor a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with\nLala, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall\nGraphic available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_cp2.shtml?rainqpf\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 east-facing \nshores of the state today, spreading westward and building through \nthe weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf \nand rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local \nweather office.\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext intermediate advisory at 800 AM HST.\nNext complete advisory at 1100 AM HST.\n \n"}