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HURRICANE IOKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   9A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012006
800 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 800 PM HST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IOKE IS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 167.8 WEST OR ABOUT 200 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND.
 
IOKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
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 FOR 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 OR 27.91 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 800 PM HST POSITION...14.5 N...167.8 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 945 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER MATSUDA