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TROPICAL STORM LOKE ADVISORY NUMBER  23

NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP042015

500 AM HST WED AUG 26 2015



...LOKE ACCELERATING NORTHWESTWARD...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...35.5N 177.3W

ABOUT 505 MI...810 KM N OF MIDWAY ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 30 MPH...48 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LOKE WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 177.3 WEST. LOKE IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 30 MPH...48 KM/H. CONTINUED

ACCELERATION TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR THROUGH 36 HOURS AS

LOKE COMPLETES TRANSITION TO AN EXTRATROPICAL LOW.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TODAY...FOLLOWED BY

WEAKENING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS LOKE COMPLETES TRANSITION

TO AN EXTRATROPICAL LOW.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.24 INCHES.





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM HST.



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FORECASTER WROE