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TROPICAL STORM JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
5 AM HST THU AUG 31 2000

...JOHN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN...

AT 5 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOHN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 141.2 WEST
OR ABOUT 925 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII.

JOHN IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ANOTHER 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE
FORECAST CALLS FOR JOHN TO WEAKEN SOME MORE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM HST POSITION...16.6 N...141.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...SOUTHWEST NEAR  6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM HST.

FORECASTER CRAIG