official data (NOAA / CPHC Hurricane Nolo Advisory 56, 1500 UTC Sun Oct 4 2026)
Nolo strengthens again to 115 mph, Category 3, as it nears the International Date Line
Hurricane Nolo has strengthened again. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center’s Advisory 56, issued at 5 AM Hawaii time Sunday, puts its winds at 115 mph, a Category 3 storm, with the eye near 23.8 north, 178.5 west, about 325 miles west-southwest of Lisianski Island. It is moving west at 18 mph and should cross the International Date Line later today, Hawaii time.
Key facts
- Adv 56 (500 AM HST / 11 AM ET Sun Oct 4)
- Hurricane Nolo, Category 3 · eye near 23.8N 178.5W · ~325 mi (520 km) WSW of Lisianski Island · 115 mph (185 km/h) · 963 mb · W at 18 mph
- Headline
- “…NOLO STRENGTHENS MOVING QUICKLY WESTWARD… FORECAST TO CROSS THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE WITHIN 12 HOURS…”
- Warnings
- No coastal watches or warnings in effect
- Wind field
- Hurricane-force winds up to 35 mi (55 km) from the center, tropical-storm-force up to 150 mi (240 km)
- Surf
- Large swell will keep affecting the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument over the next few days and will likely inundate some low-lying atolls from Maro Reef to Lisianski Island
- Forecast
- More strengthening over the next day or so, then a weakening trend from around the middle of the week
- Since Adv 52A (Sat Oct 3)
- Adv 52A had 115 mph and 959 mb near 23.2N 172.0W, with a Tropical Storm Warning for the monument; Adv 56 lists no watches or warnings
- Next
- Next complete advisory 1100 AM HST (5 PM ET)
Nolo should cross the International Date Line later today in Hawaiian Time.
CPHC Hurricane Nolo Advisory 56 · 500 AM HST Sun Oct 4 2026
Note
At 5 AM Hawaii time Sunday, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center put Hurricane Nolo’s maximum sustained winds at 115 mph, still Category 3. The eye was near 23.8 north, 178.5 west, about 325 miles west-southwest of Lisianski Island, moving west at 18 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 963 mb.
No coastal watches or warnings are in effect. Large swell will keep reaching the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument over the next few days, and CPHC says the surf will likely inundate some of the low-lying atolls from Maro Reef to Lisianski Island. Hurricane-force winds reach 35 miles from the center; tropical-storm-force winds reach 150 miles.
Nolo should cross the International Date Line later today, Hawaii time. CPHC forecasts more strengthening over the next day or so, then a weakening trend from around the middle of the week. The next complete advisory is due at 11 AM Hawaii time (5 PM ET).
Why it matters
Nolo is leaving the Hawaiian monument behind as a Category 3 storm that is still forecast to strengthen, over open ocean for now.
Sources
- NOAA CPHC: Hurricane Nolo Advisory 56 (latest public advisory page)
- Nolo graphics (5-day cone)
- Earlier: Nolo becomes a major hurricane (Adv 52A, Oct 3)
Primary + secondary attribution as listed.
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