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TROPICAL STORM LOKE ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP042015

1100 PM HST FRI AUG 21 2015



...TROPICAL STORM LOKE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD FAR WEST OF THE

MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.1N 177.2W

ABOUT 765 MI...1235 KM S OF MIDWAY ISLAND

ABOUT 510 MI...820 KM W OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL

MONUMENT SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LOKE.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LOKE WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 177.2 WEST. LOKE IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. LOKE IS EXPECTED TO

TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD

SPEED ON SATURDAY...THEN TURN BACK TO THE NORTH WHILE REMAINING

JUST EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE ON SUNDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE

OF DAYS.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM HST.



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FORECASTER JACOBSON/HOUSTON