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HURRICANE DORA ADVISORY NUMBER  34
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
11 PM HST FRI AUG 13 1999
 
HURRICANE DORA IS WEAKENING STEADILY AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH
OF THE ISLANDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY INCREASING WINDS AND
RAINFALL.
 
AT 11 PM HST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DORA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 142.9 WEST
OR ABOUT 800 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF HILO.
 
DORA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SLOW.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 145 MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975MB OR 28.79 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM HST POSITION...15.5N 142.9W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 975 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM SATURDAY.
 
MATSUDA