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HURRICANE IOKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  14A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
200 AM HST WED AUG 23 2006

...HURRICANE IOKE CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM JOHNSTON ISLAND...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND.
 
AT 200 AM HST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 170.6 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES 
WEST-NORTHWEST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND AND ABOUT 870 MILES WEST- 
SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND THIS MOTION 
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IOKE IS 
A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE 
IN STRENGTH 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 971 MB...28.67 INCHES.
 
CONDITIONS ON JOHNSTON ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE. 
THE HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING.
 
REPEATING THE 200 AM HST POSITION...17.3 N...170.6 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...971 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER R BALLARD/HOUSTON