{"id": "1201965037226524679", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-08-16T12:00:00Z", "msg": "666\nWTPA32 PHFO 161150\nTCPCP2\n \nBULLETIN\nTropical Storm Lala Intermediate Advisory Number 16A\nNWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP012026\nIssued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL\n200 AM HST Sun Aug 16 2026\n \n...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND AND \nMAUI COUNTY...\n...CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE ACROSS OAHU THIS MORNING...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...19.9N 157.6W\nABOUT 105 MI...170 KM WNW OF KAILUA-KONA HAWAII\nABOUT 100 MI...160 KM S OF HONOLULU HAWAII\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.27 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\n \nThe Hurricane Warning for Hawaii County has been replaced with a \nTropical Storm Warning.\n \nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...\n* Hawaii County\n* Maui County, including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and\nKahoolawe\n* Oahu\n* Kauai County, including the islands of Kauai and Niihau\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are\nexpected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within 12\nto 24 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 200 AM HST (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lala was \nlocated near latitude 19.9 North, longitude 157.6 West. Lala is \nmoving toward the northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h). A gradual \nwestward turn with an increase in forward speed is expected today, \nfollowed by a continued westward motion through Tuesday. The core of \nthe storm is forecast to remain south of the smaller main Hawaiian \nIslands and the easternmost Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during \nthe next couple of days.\n \nMaximum sustained winds have decreased to near 70 mph (110 km/h) \nwith higher gusts. A gradual weakening trend is forecast today and \nMonday. Some restrengthening is possible by midweek.\n \nTropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km)\nfrom the center.\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 991 mb (29.27 inches).\n \n \nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\n----------------------\nKey messages for Lala can be found in the Tropical Cyclone\nDiscussion under AWIPS header HFOTCDCP2 and WMO header WTPA42 PHFO.\n \nWIND: Tropical storm conditions will persist across portions of the \nBig Island of Hawaii early this morning, with the strongest winds \nexpected in areas of higher terrain. Tropical storm conditions will \nspread westward from Maui County to Oahu this morning, then to Kauai \nCounty later today. Wind speeds atop mountains and on the windward \nand leeward slopes 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: Lala is expected to produce additional rainfall of 4 to 8\ninches across the Big Island and windward Maui, with maximum storm\ntotal of 30 to 35 inches over the windward Big Island. Across the\nremainder of the island chain total rainfall of 4 to 6 inches, with\nmaximum amounts of 8 inches, is expected. This rainfall will produce\nlife-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of\nsteep terrain.\n \nFor a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Lala,\nplease see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic\navailable at hurricanes.gov/graphics_cp2.shtml?rainqpf\n \nFor a list of rainfall observations and wind reports associated with\nLala, see the companion storm summary at WBCSCCNS2 with the WMO\nheader ACUS42 KWBC or at the following link:\nwww.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc2.html.\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 inundation,\nplease see the National Weather Service Peak Storm Surge Graphic,\navailable at hurricanes.gov/graphics_cp2.shtml?peakSurge.\n \nSURF: Swells generated by Lala will continue to build westward \nacross the exposed windward waters today. Swells will also build \nover the exposed leeward waters as Lala passes south of the islands. \nThese swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip \ncurrent conditions. Please consult products from your local weather \noffice.\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext complete advisory at 500 AM HST.\n \n"}