Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory
473 WTPA32 PHFO 031141 TCPCP2 BULLETIN Hurricane Nolo Intermediate Advisory Number 51A NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI EP152026 Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 AM HST Sat Oct 03 2026 ...NOLO MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE WEST... SUMMARY OF 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...23.3N 170.4W ABOUT 140 MI...220 KM S OF MARO REEF ABOUT 265 MI...425 KM W OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...964 MB...28.47 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument from French Frigate Shoals to Lisianski Island, including Maro Reef A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next 24 hours. Interests elsewhere within the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument west of Lisianski Island should monitor the progress of Nolo. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 200 AM HST (1200 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Nolo was located near latitude 23.3 North, longitude 170.4 West. Nolo is moving faster toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h). A mainly westward motion with an additional increase in forward speed is expected during the next few days. On the forecast track, the center of Nolo will continue to move through the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument but remain just south of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands west of Maro Reef. Maximum sustained winds are near 110 mph (175 km/h) with higher gusts. Rapid intensification could continue over the next day or so, with Nolo forecast to become a major hurricane later today. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 964 mb (28.47 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND: Tropical storm conditions will continue within the Tropical Storm Warning area from French Frigate Shoals to Maro Reef through this morning. Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin farther west from Maro Reef to Lisianski Island today. SURF: Large waves associated with Nolo will continue to affect the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument over the next several days. The surf will likely inundate some of the low-lying atolls from French Frigate Shoals to Lisianski Island. Please consult products from your local weather office. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 500 AM HST.