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TROPICAL STORM JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
11 PM HST WED AUG 30 2000

...TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENING...

AT 11 PM HST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOHN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 140.7 WEST
OR ABOUT 945 MILES EAST OF HILO HAWAII.
 
JOHN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 1 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  JOHN IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM
THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM HST POSITION...17.3 N...140.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR  1 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM HST...THURSDAY.
 
FORECASTER CRAIG