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HURRICANE IOKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   8A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
200 PM HST MON AUG 21 2006

...MAJOR HURRICANE IOKE EXPECTED TO BRING HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO 
JOHNSTON ISLAND WITHIN 24 HOURS...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND. A 
HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 
WITHIN 24 HOURS.

ALL INTERESTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHWEST HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS HURRICANE.
 
HURRICANE IOKE IS NOT A THREAT TO THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
 
AT 200 PM HST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 13.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 167.0 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND AND ABOUT 810 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
HONOLULU.
  
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...AND THIS MOTION 
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME 
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER 
AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 200 PM HST POSITION...13.4 N...167.0 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER TANABE/NASH/R BALLARD