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TROPICAL STORM LOKE ADVISORY NUMBER   9

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP042015

500 PM HST SAT AUG 22 2015



...LOKE BECOMES A TROPICAL STORM AGAIN...





SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.8N 179.0W

ABOUT 655 MI...1055 KM S OF MIDWAY ISLAND

ABOUT 640 MI...1030 KM WNW OF JOHNSTON ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LOKE WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 179.0 WEST. LOKE IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. LOKE

IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH TONIGHT...THEN

TO THE NORTHEAST ON MONDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SLOW INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF

DAYS.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM HST.



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FORECASTER KODAMA