{"id": "1202989427363741699", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-08-20T03:00:00Z", "msg": "140\nWTPA32 PHFO 200240\nTCPCP2\n \nBULLETIN\nHurricane Lala Advisory Number  31\nNWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP012026\nIssued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL\n500 PM HST Wed Aug 19 2026\n \n...LALA STILL A MAJOR HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE\nPAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...22.8N 171.6W\nABOUT 185 MI...300 KM SSW OF MARO REEF\nABOUT 275 MI...440 KM SE OF LISIANSKI ISLAND\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 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 12\nto 24 hours.\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 PM HST (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lala was located \nnear latitude 22.8 North, longitude 171.6 West. Lala is moving \ntoward the northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). A turn toward the north \nis forecast early Thursday, with a northwestward motion expected by \nthis weekend. On the forecast track, the center of Lala will be near \nportions of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument on \nThursday.\n \nMaximum sustained winds are near 115 mph (185 km/h) with higher \ngusts. Lala is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson \nHurricane Wind Scale. Some gradual weakening is expected during the \nnext couple of days, but Lala is forecast to remain a hurricane \nthrough this weekend.\n \nHurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the\ncenter and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles\n(220 km).\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 959 mb (28.32 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 PM HST.\nNext complete advisory at 1100 PM HST.\n \n"}