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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER  28
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
1100 AM HST SAT AUG 26 2006

AT 1100 AM HST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 18.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 178.2 WEST OR ABOUT 585 MILES 
WEST-NORTHWEST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND AND ABOUT 695 MILES SOUTH OF 
MIDWAY ISLAND.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH AND THIS MOTION 
IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO WESTERLY OVER 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 1100 AM HST POSITION...18.2 N...178.2 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...920 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER POWELL