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TROPICAL DEPRESSION KIKA ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP012008
500 PM HST FRI AUG 08 2008

...KIKA HAS MAINTAINED ITS STRENGTH AND CONTINUES ON A WESTWARD 
TRACK...
 
AT 500 PM HST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KIKA 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 155.2 WEST OR 
ABOUT 810 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII AND ABOUT 1070 
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE KIKA COULD PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM 
CONDITIONS ON JOHNSTON ISLAND IN 72 HOURS OR SO. INTERESTS AROUND 
JOHNSTON ISLAND SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF KIKA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS 
MOVEMENT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL 
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 500 PM HST POSITION...9.9 N...155.2 W. MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER DONALDSON