Hurricane Norman Update
500 AM HST Thu Sep 06 2018…HURRICANE NORMAN WEAKENING EAST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND
TRACKING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST…
SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST…1500 UTC…INFORMATION
LOCATION…20.7N 150.5W
ABOUT 305 MI…490 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 480 MI…770 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…115 MPH…185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 8 MPH…13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…960 MB…28.35 INCHES
At 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Norman was located
near latitude 20.7 North, longitude 150.5 West. Norman is moving
toward the west-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h), and a turn toward
the northwest is expected today. Norman is forecast to continue to
move toward the northwest on Friday and Saturday, and along the
forecast track, the center of Norman is expected to pass 200 to 300
miles to the northeast of the main Hawaiian Islands.
Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph (185 km/h) with higher
gusts. Norman is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Steady weakening is expected during the next
few days.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles
(165 km).
