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HURRICANE IOKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  10A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
200 AM HST TUE AUG 22 2006

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND. A 
HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 
WITHIN 24 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE 
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY 
YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 200 AM HST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 168.4 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IOKE IS 
A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB OR 27.91 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 200 AM HST POSITION...15.1 N...168.4 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 945 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER MATSUDA