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HURRICANE DANIEL ADVISORY NUMBER  31
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP052006
500 AM HST MON JUL 24 2006

...HURRICANE DANIEL ENTERS THE CENTRAL PACIFIC...
 
AT 500 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIEL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 140.8 WEST OR ABOUT 970 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII AND ABOUT 1170 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF HONOLULU...HAWAII.
 
DANIEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. DANIEL IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE SLIGHTLY SLOWER LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90
MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.

ALL INTERESTS IN AND AROUND THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF DANIEL THIS WEEK.
 
REPEATING THE 500 AM HST POSITION...16.3 N...140.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER HOUSTON