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HURRICANE NEKI ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032009
1100 PM HST THU OCT 22 2009

THE HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL 
MONUMENT FROM NIHOA ISLAND TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO MARO REEF.
 
AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NEKI WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 165.9 WEST OR ABOUT 
415 MILES WEST OF LIHUE HAWAII AND ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 
OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS.
 
NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THIS 
TRACK...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING OVER 
PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED 
OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEKI IS 
A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GRADUAL 
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 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 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH 
OF NEKI.

LARGE SWELLS FROM THE SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVERNIGHT IN 
ADVANCE OF NEKI ACROSS THE ISLANDS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA 
NATIONAL MONUMENT. SEAS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA WILL 
BUILD TO 20 FEET OR GREATER...CREATING SURF OF 20 TO 25 FT.
 
...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...22.3N 165.9W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 15 DEGREES AT 9 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC 
HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM HST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE 
ADVISORY AT 500 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER TANABE/BRENCHLEY