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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER  25
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
500 PM HST FRI AUG 25 2006

AT 500 PM HST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 176.2 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES 
WEST-NORTHWEST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND AND ABOUT 620 MILES SOUTH OF 
MIDWAY ISLAND.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...BEFORE A 
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN 
FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 150 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN STRENGTH 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.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 930 MB...27.46 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 500 PM HST POSITION...19.3 N...176.2 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...930 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER BURKE