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HURRICANE NEKI INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  16A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032009
800 AM HST THU OCT 22 2009

...HURRICANE NEKI CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND IS EXPECTED TO 
GRADUALLY WEAKEN...

THE HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL 
MONUMENT FROM NIHOA ISLAND TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO MARO REEF. A 
HURRICANE WARNING MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE 
WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
AT 800 AM HST...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NEKI WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 166.4 WEST OR ABOUT 
540 MILES WEST OF HONOLULU HAWAII AND ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTH OF 
FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS.

NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE 
NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. ON THIS TRACK...TROPICAL 
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE 
WARNING AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED 
TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEKI IS 
A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GRADUAL 
WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 965 MB...28.50 INCHES. 
 
...SUMMARY OF 800 AM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...20.4N 166.4W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 7 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER BURKE