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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
500 PM HST WED AUG 23 2006

AT 500 PM HST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 18.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 171.7 WEST OR ABOUT 180 MILES 
NORTHWEST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND AND ABOUT 920 MILES WEST OF 
HONOLULU...OAHU.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. IOKE IS FORECAST TO 
GRADUALLY TURN TO THE WEST...THEN TO SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF WEST.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 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 500 PM HST POSITION...18.3 N...171.7 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 1100 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER DONALDSON