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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
500 AM HST MON AUG 21 2006

...THE OUTER WINDS FROM STRENGTHENING HURRICANE IOKE WILL LIKELY 
REACH JOHNSTON ISLAND TONIGHT...
 
AT 500 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 12.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 165.8 WEST OR ABOUT 390 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND...AND ABOUT 810 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
HONOLULU...HAWAII.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
ADDITIONAL INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.
 
HURRICANE IOKE IS NOT A THREAT TO THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTS IN THE VICINITY OF JOHNSTON ISLAND SHOULD 
PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AS THE OUTER WINDS 
FROM THIS HURRICANE REACH THAT ISLAND TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE 
THROUGH TUESDAY. 

REPEATING THE 500 AM HST POSITION...12.3 N...165.8 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER HOUSTON