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TROPICAL STORM NEKI ADVISORY NUMBER 30
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032009
500 PM HST SUN OCT 25 2009

AT 500 PM HST…0300 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NEKI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.0 NORTH…LONGITUDE 165.3 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF LIHUE HAWAII AND ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS.

NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH. NEKI IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING NORTHWARD TONIGHT…THEN BEGIN ACCELERATING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WHILE UNDERGOING EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. NEKI IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTRATROPICAL BY MID DAY TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS NEKI UNDERGOES EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 190 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB…29.65 INCHES.

…SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST INFORMATION…
LOCATION…25.0N 165.3W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 5 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1004 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM HST.

More info at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center

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