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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
500 PM HST SUN AUG 20 2006

IOKE HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED INTO A HURRICANE BUT WILL CONTINUE ON A 
TRACK SAFELY AWAY FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE 
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY 
YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 500 PM HST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 11.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 163.8 WEST OR ABOUT 780 MILES 
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU...OAHU AND ABOUT 525 MILES SOUTHEAST 
OF JOHNSTON ISLAND.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IOKE IS 
A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. STRENGTHENING 
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 500 PM HST POSITION...11.5 N...163.8 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER MATSUDA