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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
1100 AM HST THU AUG 24 2006

...MAJOR HURRICANE IOKE INTENSIFIES TO A CATEGORY 4 SYSTEM FAR 
WEST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...
 
AT 1100 AM HST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 173.3 WEST OR ABOUT 290 MILES 
WEST-NORTHWEST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND AND ABOUT 1015 MILES WEST OF 
HONOLULU.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH AND THIS MOTION 
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IOKE IS EXPECTED TO 
TURN WESTWARD BETWEEN 24 AND 36 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 145 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 935 MB...27.61 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 1100 AM HST POSITION...18.8 N...173.3 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...935 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER KODAMA