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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
500 AM HST THU AUG 24 2006

...MAJOR HURRICANE IOKE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN FAR TO THE WEST OF 
THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...
 
AT 500 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 18.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 172.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 255 MILES 
WEST-NORTHWEST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND AND ABOUT 985 MILES WEST OF 
HONOLULU.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO TURN MORE WESTWARD TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 125 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 950 MB...28.05 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 500 AM HST POSITION...18.7 N...172.8 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER R BALLARD