WTPA32 PHFO 242047
TCPCP2

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM NEKI ADVISORY NUMBER  25
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032009
1100 AM HST SAT OCT 24 2009

...NEKI CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY AWAY FROM FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS 
AND NIHOA...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE 
PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MONUMENT FROM NIHOA ISLAND TO FRENCH 
FRIGATE SHOALS.

LARGE BREAKING WAVES...VERY ROUGH SEAS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
CONTINUE FROM FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO NIHOA ISLAND FOR SEVERAL 
MORE HOURS TODAY. THE WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO 
IMPROVE AS NEKI SLOWLY MOVES AWAY. 
 
AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NEKI WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 163.9 WEST OR ABOUT 
345 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIHUE HAWAII AND ABOUT 165 MILES 
EAST-NORTHEAST OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS.
 
NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH. THIS MOTION 
IS FORECAST TO BECOME MORE NORTHWARD LATE SATURDAY AND ACCELERATE 
SUNDAY NIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEKI IS 
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...24.8N 163.9W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 15 DEGREES AT 7 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC 
HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM HST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE 
ADVISORY AT 500 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER KODAMA