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HURRICANE IOKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  15A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
800 AM HST WED AUG 23 2006

...HURRICANE IOKE CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY AWAY FROM JOHNSTON 
ISLAND...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND.
 
AT 800 AM HST...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 170.9 WEST OR ABOUT 110 MILES 
WEST-NORTHWEST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND AND ABOUT 890 MILES 
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...AND THIS MOTION 
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING 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 160 
MILES...260 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 971 MB...28.67 INCHES.
 
CONDITIONS ON JOHNSTON ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. THE 
HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING.
 
REPEATING THE 800 AM HST POSITION...17.6 N...170.9 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...971 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER KODAMA