WTPA32 PHFO 250237
TCPCP2

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM NEKI ADVISORY NUMBER  26
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032009
500 PM HST SAT OCT 24 2009

...NEKI LEAVES THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MONUMENT...
 
AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE 
PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MONUMENT FROM NIHOA ISLAND TO FRENCH 
FRIGATE SHOALS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
 
AT 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NEKI WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 163.8 WEST OR ABOUT 
360 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIHUE HAWAII AND ABOUT 185 MILES 
EAST-NORTHEAST OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS.
 
NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE NEKI ACCELERATES TOWARD 
THE NORTH-NORTHEAST ON MONDAY.
 
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 500 PM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...25.3N 163.8W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 7 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER KODAMA