{"id": "1202849606849003523", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-08-19T15:00:00Z", "msg": "299\nWTPA32 PHFO 191448\nTCPCP2\n \nBULLETIN\nHurricane Lala Advisory Number  29\nNWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP012026\nIssued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL\n500 AM HST Wed Aug 19 2026\n \n...LALA FORECAST TO BE A STRONG HURRICANE NEAR PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA\nMARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...21.3N 170.2W\nABOUT 275 MI...445 KM S OF MARO REEF\nABOUT 410 MI...660 KM SE OF LISIANSKI ISLAND\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...953 MB...28.15 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\n \nNone.\n \nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\n \nA Hurricane Warning is in effect for...\n* The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument from Lisianski\nIsland to Maro Reef\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...\n* The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument east of Maro Reef\nto French Frigate Shoals\n \nA Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected\nsomewhere within the warning area. 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, in this case within 24 \nhours.\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 Hurricane Lala was located \nnear latitude 21.3 North, longitude 170.2 West. Lala is moving \ntoward the northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h). This general motion is \nexpected to continue today, followed by a turn towards the north \nearly tomorrow. On the forecast track, the center of Lala will be \nnear portions of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument \ntomorrow.\n\nMaximum sustained winds are near 125 mph (205 km/h) with higher \ngusts. Lala is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson \nHurricane Wind Scale. Some gradual weakening is anticipated during \nthe next few days, but Lala is expected to remain a hurricane \nthrough the weekend.\n \nHurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the\ncenter and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles\n(185 km).\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 953 mb (28.15 inches).\n \n \nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\n----------------------\nWIND: Hurricane conditions are expected in the Hurricane Warning\narea by Thursday, with tropical storm conditions expected by\ntonight. Tropical storm conditions are expected in the Tropical\nStorm Warning area by early Thursday.\n \nSURF: Large surf associated with Lala will affect the \nPapahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument beginning today. These \nlarge waves will likely inundate some of the low-lying atolls, \nespecially from French Frigate Shoals to Maro Reef.\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext intermediate advisory at 800 AM HST.\nNext complete advisory at 1100 AM HST.\n \n"}