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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER  27
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
500 AM HST SAT AUG 26 2006

AT 500 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 18.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 177.9 WEST OR ABOUT 570 MILES 
WEST-NORTHWEST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND AND ABOUT 1075 MILES EAST OF WAKE 
ISLAND.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH/HR. A GRADUAL 
TURN TO THE WEST IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 160 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 230 
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 920 MB...27.17 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 500 AM HST POSITION...18.7 N...177.9 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...920 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER BROWNING