At 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Nolo was located
near latitude 24.2 North, longitude 180.0 West. Nolo is moving
toward the west near 17 mph (28 km/h), and a general westward motion
is expected to continue for the next few days.
Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph (185 km/h) with higher
gusts. Nolo is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Additional strengthening is forecast over the
next day or so, before a weakening trend begins around the middle
part of the week.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles
(240 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 959 mb (28.32 inches).