Advisories

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WTPA33 PHFO 232032
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Tropical Storm Moke Advisory Number  14
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP022026
Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1100 AM HST Sun Aug 23 2026
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS LIKELY OVER THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII TODAY AND TOMORROW...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 156.3W
ABOUT 320 MI...515 KM SSW OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Moke was
located near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 156.3 West. Moke is
moving toward the west near 15 mph (24 km/h), and this general
motion is expected to continue during the next several days. On the
forecast track, the center of the storm is expected to pass south of
the Big Island of Hawaii today, then well south of the smaller
main Hawaiian Islands early next week.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Moke is forecast to slowly lose strength and could become a 
post-tropical cyclone on Tuesday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb (29.62 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Tropical Storm Moke can be found in the Tropical
Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header HFOTCDCP3 and WMO header
WTPA43 PHFO.
 
WIND: Gusty winds are likely across the Hawaiian Islands during
the next couple of days, especially in areas of high terrain.
 
RAINFALL: The tropical storm is expected to produce rainfall totals
of 5 to 10 inches with maximum amounts of 15 inches across the Big
Island. Rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are expected on eastern
Maui. These rainfall amounts may produce life-threatening flooding
and mudslides for the windward and southeast Big Island, especially
in steep terrain and over areas that were affected recently by
Lala.
 
Across western Maui and the remainder of the islands, moisture drawn
northward from Moke may bring up to 1 or 2 inches of rain.
 
For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Moke,
please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic
available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_cp3.shtml?rainqpf.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM HST.
 
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Forecaster Blake