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HURRICANE DORA ADVISORY NUMBER  51
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
5 AM HST WED AUG 18 1999
 
...HURRICANE DORA HEADING WEST TOWARD THE DATELINE AND
   THE WESTERN PACIFIC...
 
AT 5 AM HST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DORA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 15.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 172.3 WEST OR ABOUT 200 MILES...
320 KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF JOHNSTON ATOLL.
 
DORA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH ...32 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS WITH A
GRADUAL TURN TO A MORE NORTHWESTERLY COURSE THEREAFTER.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO  70 MILES...110 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM HST POSITION...15.8 N...172.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 20 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM HST.
 
ROSENDAL