Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory
548 WTPA32 PHFO 211413 TCPCP2 BULLETIN Hurricane Lala Advisory Number 37 NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI CP012026 Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 AM HST Fri Aug 21 2026 ...LALA MOVING SLIGHTLY FASTER TOWARDS THE NORTH-NORTHEAST... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT... SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.6N 170.8W ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM N OF MARO REEF ABOUT 225 MI...360 KM ENE OF LISIANSKI ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.65 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: The Tropical Storm Warning for the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument from Lisianski Island to Maro Reef has been discontinued. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lala was located near latitude 27.6 North, longitude 170.8 West. Lala is moving toward the north-northeast near 13 mph (20 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through this morning. A turn toward the north with a slightly faster forward speed is expected later today, followed by a northwestward motion beginning tonight and continuing through early next week. Maximum sustained winds are near 100 mph (155 km/h) with higher gusts. Some fluctuations in intensity are possible over the next day or so, followed by gradual weakening through next week. Lala is forecast to remain a hurricane through Sunday morning. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles (240 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 970 mb (28.65 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF: Large surf associated with Lala will affect the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument for the next couple of days. These large waves will likely inundate some of the low-lying atolls, especially from French Frigate Shoals to Maro Reef. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1100 AM HST.