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TROPICAL STORM NEKI ADVISORY NUMBER  20...CORRECTED
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032009
500 AM HST FRI OCT 23 2009

HURRICANE NEKI DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM.
 
THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MONUMENT 
FROM NIHOA ISLAND TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO MARO REEF IS CANCELLED.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA 
NATIONAL MONUMENT FROM NIHOA ISLAND TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO 
MARO REEF.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...
PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR 
AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED 
BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NEKI WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 165.6 WEST OR ABOUT 
400 MILES WEST OF LIHUE HAWAII AND ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 
OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS.
 
NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH 
OF NEKI.
 
HIGH SEAS AND LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE 
PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MONUMENT TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS UP TO 
20 FT AND SURF OF 20 TO 25 FT CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING BEFORE 
GRADUALLY STARTING TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS THE NEKI CONTINUES TO 
WEAKEN.
 
...SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...22.8N 165.6W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 15 DEGREES AT 7 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC 
HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM HST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE 
ADVISORY AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER TANABE