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HURRICANE NEKI INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   9A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032009
200 PM HST TUE OCT 20 2009

...NEKI STRENGTHENS TO A HURRICANE AS IT CONTINUES TO TRACK 
NORTHWESTWARD FAR SOUTHWEST 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 200 PM HST...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NEKI WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 164.8 WEST OR ABOUT 
630 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU HAWAII AND ABOUT 340 MILES 
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND.
 
NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. NEKI WILL 
GRADUALLY TURN TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AND DECREASE ITS FORWARD 
MOTION DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEKI IS 
FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING THROUGH 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 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 200 PM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...14.9N 164.8W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...77 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 15 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB
 
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER WROE