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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
1100 PM HST WED AUG 23 2006

...IOKE RESTRENGTHENS TO A MAJOR HURRICANE FAR TO THE WEST OF THE 
MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...

AT 1100 PM HST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 172.3 WEST OR ABOUT 225 MILES 
NORTHWEST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND...AND ABOUT 955 MILES WEST OF HONOLULU.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH AND THIS MOTION 
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 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 205 
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 1100 PM HST POSITION...18.6 N...172.3 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER R BALLARD