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TROPICAL STORM NEKI INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   8A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032009
800 AM HST TUE OCT 20 2009

...NEKI CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTHWESTWARD AND STRENGTHEN FAR SOUTH 
OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...
 
A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND. A HURRICANE WATCH 
MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA 
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
AT 800 AM HST...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NEKI WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 163.6 WEST OR ABOUT 
645 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU HAWAII AND ABOUT 445 MILES 
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND.
 
NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. NEKI WILL 
GRADUALLY TURN TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A 
DECREASE IN FORWARD MOTION OCCURRING BY 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEKI IS 
FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING...REACHING HURRICANE STRENGTH IN 
12 HOURS AND INTENSIFYING FURTHER THROUGH 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
 
ANYONE NEAR JOHNSTON ISLAND IS URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE 
PROGRESS OF NEKI. A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE WARNING MAY BE 
ISSUED FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND LATER TODAY.

...SUMMARY OF 800 AM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...13.7N 163.6W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES AT 18 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB
 
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 1100 AM HST.
 
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FORECASTER WROE