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TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOKE ADVISORY NUMBER   8

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP042015

1100 AM HST SAT AUG 22 2015



...LOKE HEADING NORTHWEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE...





SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.1N 178.6W

ABOUT 700 MI...1130 KM S OF MIDWAY ISLAND

ABOUT 605 MI...975 KM W OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOKE

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 178.6 WEST. THE

DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. LOKE

IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS GENERAL MOTION TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH

A TURN TO THE NORTH JUST EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE ON

SUNDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY...

WITH SOME SLIGHT INTENSIFICATION POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM HST.



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FORECASTER KODAMA