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HURRICANE JOVA ADVISORY NUMBER  39
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
5 AM HST WED SEP 21 2005
 
AT 5 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JOVA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 146.7 WEST OR ABOUT  570 MILES 
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO, HAWAII AND ABOUT 775 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
HONOLULU, OAHU.
 
JOVA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A SLIGHT
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  960 MB...28.35 INCHES.
 
HURRICANE JOVA IS STILL A VERY POWERFUL STORM. INTERESTS IN THE
AREA...INCLUDING IN AND AROUND THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM HST POSITION...17.6 N...146.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE
CENTER AT 11 AM HST.
 
FORECASTER FARRELL
 
 
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