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Super typhoon Ioke is barreling towards Wake Island (Military, civilians & contractors evacuating)
KHON TV and KHNL TV ^ | August 27, 2006

Posted on 08/27/2006 8:41:03 PM PDT by HAL9000

KHON TV -

Super typhoon Ioke is barreling towards Wake Island

It's big and packing quite a punch. Super typhoon Ioke is barreling towards Wake Island.

The massive storm is churning around in the central pacific. It's packing winds of more than 160 miles per hour, a category five storm.

Roy Matsuda from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center says, "it is projected to go along this track toward wake island as you can see and to reach Wake Island approximately Wednesday afternoon our time within 13 nautical miles."

And because of that a team from Hawaii will head to Wake Island to help evacuate about 200 people before super typhoon Ioke hits.

Military and civilian personnel on Wake Island support US pacific command operations. The base also serves as an emergency airfield.

Two c-17 planes are scheduled to leave tomorrow morning to pick up the evacuees.

We'll have a videographer heading with the team to Wake Island, and will bring you a full report when they return to Hawaii.


KHNL TV -

Hickam Airman To Evacuate Hundreds From Wake Island

(KHNL) Two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft will depart from Hickam within 24 hours to evacuate approximately 200 military, DoD civilians and contractors from Wake Island.

Hickam Air Force Base C-17 Crewmembers are preparing to rescue those working on Wake Island.

Hurricane Ioke is expected to reach Wake Island within 72 hours; the evacuation mission will need to be completed prior to the expected storm surge.

Wake Island supports U.S. Pacific Command major regional taskings. The base provides facilities, vehicles, aerospace ground equipment and aviation fuel to sustain aircraft for combat operations.

It also provides for the bed down of forces and emergency divert airfield operations.

Some tour groups offer treks of WWII historical sites and aircraft.

According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Hurricane Ioke has been reclassified as Super Typhoon Ioke.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricaneseason2006; ioke; island; pacificcommand; supertyphoon; typhoon; wake; wakeisland
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1 posted on 08/27/2006 8:41:05 PM PDT by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000

Skirted around Super Typhoon Omar in 1992 off of Korea. Not fun. We were taking waves over the bridge, which was 40 feet above the waterline.


2 posted on 08/27/2006 8:43:51 PM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
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To: HAL9000
NOAA.gov -

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1000 AM HST FRI AUG 25 2006

...HURRICANE IOKE BECOMES FIFTH CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IN CENTRAL PACIFIC AND UNOFFICIALLY HOLD THE LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORD IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC...

EARLIER TODAY HURRICANE IOKE STRENGTHENED TO CATEGORY 5 INTENSITY WITH WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 160 MPH. THIS IS THE FIFTH CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE ON RECORD IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC...AND THE FIRST ONE SINCE 1994. IOKE IS THE FIRST STORM TO DEVELOP WITHIN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AND ACHIEVE CATEGORY 5 STATUS. JOHN...EMILIA AND GILMA MOVED IN FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC BEFORE STRENGTHENING...WHILE PATSY CAME IN FROM THE WEST PACIFIC.

IT MUST BE NOTED THAT TROPICAL CYCLONE RECORDS IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BEFORE THE EARLY 1960S ARE INCOMPLETE.

THE TOP STRONGEST STORMS ON RECORD IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC ARE
1. HURRICANE PATSY - CATEGORY 5 - 150KT/175MPH - SEPTEMBER 1959
2. HURRICANE JOHN - CATEGORY 5 - 150KT/175MPH - AUGUST 1994
3. HURRICANE EMILIA- CATEGORY 5 - 140KT/160MPH - JULY 1994
4. HURRICANE GILMA - CATEGORY 5 - 140KT/160MPH - JULY 1994
5. HURRICANE IOKE - CATEGORY 5 - 140KT/160MPH - AUGUST 2006
6. HURRICANE RICK - CATEGORY 4 - 125KT/145MPH - SEPTEMBER 1985
7. HURRICANE INIKI - CATEGORY 4 - 125KT/145MPH - SEPTEMBER 1992
8. HURRICANE FABIO - CATEGORY 4 - 120KT/140MPH - AUGUST 1988

AT THE SAME TIME...THE ESTIMATED SURFACE PRESSURE FROM SATELLITE ANALYSIS WAS 921MB OR 27.20 INCHES.

WITH GILMA AND JOHN THERE WAS AIR FORCE RECONNAISANCE AIRCRAFT THAT MEASURED SEA LEVEL PRESSURE. GILMA BOTTOMED OUT AT 926MB OR 27.35 INCHES AND JOHN REACHED 929MB OR 27.43 INCHES. HURRICANE INIKI WAS AT 938MB OR 27.70 INCHES AT ITS PEAK.

NASH


3 posted on 08/27/2006 8:44:13 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Happy 10th Anniversary FreeRepublic.com - Est. Sept. 23, 1996 - Thanks Jim!)
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To: HAL9000

Super Typhoons are no fun. I spent three days trapped indoors by Super Typhoon Wynne in 1980.

They didn't evacuate us, because honestly, how do you evacuate the entire island of Okinawa? They just told us not to come to work.


4 posted on 08/27/2006 8:44:26 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: HAL9000
Wake Island is where the light blue dot is on this map. It's where America's Day (truly) Begins - not Guam:

5 posted on 08/27/2006 8:45:08 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: HAL9000

6 posted on 08/27/2006 8:46:47 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Happy 10th Anniversary FreeRepublic.com - Est. Sept. 23, 1996 - Thanks Jim!)
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To: HAL9000
Satellite Image (JPEG 120K)
7 posted on 08/27/2006 8:49:20 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Happy 10th Anniversary FreeRepublic.com - Est. Sept. 23, 1996 - Thanks Jim!)
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To: HAL9000

That's a dead center hit. They will completely evacuate the island won't they?


8 posted on 08/27/2006 8:49:45 PM PDT by Blogger (http://www.propheteuon.com)
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To: Blogger

Jeez, they need to deploy chaff.


9 posted on 08/27/2006 8:54:07 PM PDT by Atchafalaya (When you are there thats the best)
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To: conservative in nyc
This thing smashed into Johnson Atoll a few days ago, but there aren't supposed to be any humans there now. Johnson Atoll is for sale, but it may be in bad shape now.
10 posted on 08/27/2006 8:54:45 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Happy 10th Anniversary FreeRepublic.com - Est. Sept. 23, 1996 - Thanks Jim!)
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To: Atchafalaya

Huh?


11 posted on 08/27/2006 8:56:26 PM PDT by Blogger (http://www.propheteuon.com)
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To: Blogger
Except for this guy


12 posted on 08/27/2006 8:56:45 PM PDT by JRios1968 (This kid knows how to wallop a baseball!!!!!!)
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To: JRios1968

LOL!


13 posted on 08/27/2006 8:57:20 PM PDT by Blogger (http://www.propheteuon.com)
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To: Blogger
That's a dead center hit. They will completely evacuate the island won't they?

It's still a few days away, so it may not be a direct hit. But it doesn't have much shelter, and it looks like the storm surge could cover the place.

The main feature there is the runway.

14 posted on 08/27/2006 8:58:26 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Happy 10th Anniversary FreeRepublic.com - Est. Sept. 23, 1996 - Thanks Jim!)
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To: HAL9000

There won't be anything left there after this thing passes over.


15 posted on 08/27/2006 8:58:30 PM PDT by Revel
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To: HAL9000
Wake Island:


Johnson Atoll doesn't even have a caretaker these days? I think they stopped incinerating chemical weapons there a few years back. They used to launch missiles from there many decades ago. I wonder if the launch facilities are still intact.
16 posted on 08/27/2006 8:59:17 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: HAL9000

Johnston Atoll...Johnston, the main island, is 1000 yards long and 200 yards wide. The deed will contain use restrictions because the atoll was used by the Defense Department for storage of chemical munitions and as a missile test site in the 1950's and 60's. The island can be used as a residence or vacation getaway but it does not have utilities or a water supply. The airstrip and the golf course are closed.

Sounds like a great place to live! Why don't we send Ahmadinejad? He's into missile testing.


17 posted on 08/27/2006 8:59:48 PM PDT by Blogger (http://www.propheteuon.com)
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To: HAL9000

The highest elevation on that tiny island is 6 meters.


18 posted on 08/27/2006 9:01:20 PM PDT by Revel
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To: HAL9000

Is Wake Island a manmade or naturally made Island? Very odd shape.


19 posted on 08/27/2006 9:01:38 PM PDT by Blogger (http://www.propheteuon.com)
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To: HAL9000

Clearly Bush's fault.


20 posted on 08/27/2006 9:02:09 PM PDT by SoCal_Republican
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