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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
500 AM HST FRI AUG 25 2006
 
AT 500 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 175.1 WEST OR ABOUT 410 MILES 
WEST-NORTHWEST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND AND ABOUT 630 MILES 
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MIDWAY ISLAND.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. THE FORWARD 
MOTION OF THE HURRICANE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO WEST SOUTHWEST OVER 
THE NEXT 36 HOURS...THEN SHIFT BACK TO WEST NORTHWEST AFTER 72 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 160 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME 
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 
MILES...335 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 921 MB...27.20 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 500 AM HST POSITION...19.3 N...175.1 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...921 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER DONALDSON