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TROPICAL STORM JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
5 AM HST WED AUG 30 2000

...JOHN MOVING SLOWLY TO THE WEST NORTHWEST... 

AT 5 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOHN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 141.2 WEST
OR ABOUT 910 MILES EAST OF HILO HAWAII.
 
JOHN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH AND 
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 
HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES
...230 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  996 MB...29.41 INCHES.
   
REPEATING THE 5 AM HST POSITION...17.5 N...141.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 65 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 996 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM HST.
 
FORECASTER CRAIG