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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
1100 AM HST WED AUG 23 2006

...HURRICANE IOKE CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY AWAY FROM JOHNSTON 
ISLAND...

THE HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND IS CANCELLED AS 
OF 11 AM HST.
 
AT 1100 AM HST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 171.1 WEST OR ABOUT 130 MILES 
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 OVER 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.
 
REPEATING THE 1100 AM HST POSITION...17.8 N...171.1 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 500 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER KODAMA