11am Hurricane Olivia Update
1100 AM HST Mon Sep 10 2018 ...AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND OLIVIA IS STILL A HURRICANE TO THE EAST OF HAWAII... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.7N 148.7W ABOUT 435 MI...700 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 590 MI...950 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB...29.12 INCHES
At 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Olivia was
located near latitude 21.7 North, longitude 148.7 West. Olivia is
moving toward the west near 9 mph (15 km/h). A continued west to
west-southwest motion is expected for the next few days. On the
forecast track, the center of Olivia will be moving over the main
Hawaiian Islands Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters recently found that
Olivia is still a hurricane, with maximum sustained winds near
75 mph (120 km/h), with higher gusts. Little change in intensity is
expected today, with gradual weakening expected afterward. Olivia
is expected to approach the islands as a strong tropical storm.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles
(165 km).
