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HURRICANE IOKE ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
500 PM HST MON AUG 21 2006

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 500 PM HST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 167.4 WEST OR ABOUT 240 
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.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IOKE 
IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN STRENGTH 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 185 
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 500 PM HST POSITION...13.9 N...167.4 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC 
HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM HST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE 
ADVISORY AT 1100 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER TANABE/NASH