WTPA32 PHFO 252045 TCPCP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NEKI ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032009 1100 AM HST SUN OCT 25 2009 AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NEKI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 164.9 WEST OR ABOUT 400 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF LIHUE HAWAII AND ABOUT 110 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS. NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH. NEKI IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING NORTHWARD LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN ACCELERATING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WHILE UNDERGOING EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. NEKI IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTRATROPICAL BY TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS NEKI UNDERGOES EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST INFORMATION... LOCATION...24.8N 164.9W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 2 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER POWELL