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HURRICANE NEKI INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  19A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032009
200 AM HST FRI OCT 23 2009

THE HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL 
MONUMENT FROM NIHOA ISLAND TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO MARO REEF.
 
AT 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NEKI WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.4...LONGITUDE 165.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 415 
MILES WEST OF LIHUE HAWAII AND ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF 
FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS.
 
NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THIS 
TRACK...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING OVER 
PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED 
TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEKI IS 
A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. NEKI WILL 
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES THE CENTER...
AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH 
OF NEKI.
 
LARGE SWELLS FROM THE SOUTH IN ADVANCE OF NEKI WILL CONTINUE TO 
IMPACT THE ISLANDS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
SEAS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA WILL BE 20 FEET OR 
GREATER...CREATING SURF OF 20 TO 25 FT.
 
...SUMMARY OF 200 AM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...22.4N 165.8W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 15 DEGREES AT 7 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER TANABE