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HURRICANE NEKI INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  10A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032009
800 PM HST TUE OCT 20 2009

...HURRICANE NEKI CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTHWESTWARD AND STRENGTHEN 
FAR SOUTHWEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS....
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND. A TROPICAL 
STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN 
THE WATCH AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
AT 800 PM HST...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NEKI WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 165.6 WEST OR ABOUT 
625 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU HAWAII AND ABOUT 270 MILES 
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND.
 
NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. NEKI WILL 
GRADUALLY TURN TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AND SLOW ITS FORWARD MOTION 
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEKI IS 
A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE AND IS 
FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING THROUGH 48 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 100 
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.

ANYONE NEAR JOHNSTON ISLAND IS URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE 
PROGRESS OF NEKI. A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE WARNING COULD BE 
ISSUED FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND LATER TONIGHT.
  
...SUMMARY OF 800 PM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...15.9N 165.6W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB
 
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER DONALDSON