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TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO-C ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP022006
500 AM HST TUE SEP 19 2006

TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO-C CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE OPEN 
OCEAN FAR SOUTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

AT 500 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO-C 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 159.1 WEST OR 
ABOUT 780 MILES SOUTH OF HONOLULU...HAWAII AND ABOUT 835 MILES 
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. 
TWO-C IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TWO-C IS 
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 500 AM HST POSITION...10.1 N...159.1 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER TANABE/HOUSTON