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WTPA22 PHNL 180900
HURRICANE DORA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  50
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI   EP0799
0900Z WED AUG 18 1999
 
...HURRICANE DORA PASSES SOUTH OF JOHNSTON ISLAND MOVING WEST
   TOWARD THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE...
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 15.6N 170.4W AT 18/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  40 NM
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 16 KT
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  995 MB

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT
64 KT....... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW
50 KT....... 50NE  30SE  30SW  50NW
34 KT....... 80NE  40SE  40SW  80NW
12 FT SEAS.. 80NE  40SE  40SW  80NW
ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 15.6N 170.4W AT 18/0900Z
AT 18/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 15.6N 169.5W
 
FORECAST VALID 18/1800Z 15.8N 172.9W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT
50 KT... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW
34 KT... 70NE  40SE  40SW  70NW
 
FORECAST VALID 19/0600Z 16.0N 176.2W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  70 KT
50 KT... 30NE  20SE  20SW  30NW
34 KT... 60NE  30SE  30SW  60NW
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1800Z 16.3N 179.8W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  70 KT
50 KT... 30NE  20SE  20SW  30NW
34 KT... 60NE  30SE  30SW  60NW
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 15N 170W
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE
 
OUTLOOK VALID 20/0600Z 17.0N 176.0E
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  65 KT
50 KT... 30NE  30SE  30SW  30NW
 
OUTLOOK VALID 21/0600Z 18.0N 170.0E
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  65 KT
50 KT... 30NE  30SE  30SW  30NW
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 18/1500Z
 
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