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TROPICAL STORM IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
500 AM HST SUN AUG 20 2006

TROPICAL STORM IOKE IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE IN 
48 HOURS BUT WILL CONTINUE ON A TRACK SAFELY AWAY FROM HAWAII.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE 
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY 
YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 500 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IOKE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 160.9 WEST OR ABOUT 
745 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU...OAHU.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 500 AM HST POSITION...10.9 N...160.9 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER MATSUDA