Storm Hone: Located approximately 550 miles southeast of the Big Island, Tropical Storm Hone has become the seventh named storm of the Pacific hurricane season. Hone is currently making landfall near Hawaii and marks the first tropical storm to form in the Central Pacific since 2019.
The National Hurricane Center reports that the storm has maximum sustained winds of around 60 mph, with some greater gusts, based on the most recent meteorological report as of 11 pm HST. From the core of the tempest, winds reaching tropical storm force radiate outward up to 115 miles.
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When will tropical storm Hone make landfall in Hawaii?
Tropical Storm #Hone has formed near #Hawaii 🌀
This is the first tropical system to be named by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center since Ema in 2019.pic.twitter.com/M56rQUeuL1
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With its predicted path, Tropical Storm Hone is expected to move at almost 14 mph toward the west-northwest and pass close to or south of the Big Island on Saturday night or early Sunday. The storm’s winds, however, should be felt in the warning region as early as Saturday afternoon and continue into Sunday.
“winds are expected to be strongest where they blow downslope from higher terrain, over headlands, and through passes.” the weather agency advises.
It is anticipated that Hone would bring between five and ten inches of rain, mostly to the windward and southeast-facing slopes of the Big Island. A bigger amount may be received in some places. Again on the windward slopes, 2 to 4 inches of rain may fall on the smaller islands.
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Large swells from the storm are expected to move first across the eastern end of the Hawaiian Islands on Friday night and then across the other parts of the island chain on Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center. These swells could potentially cause life-threatening surf and rip currents.
It is predicted to intensify over the next 48 hours, becoming a hurricane by Sunday or Monday, when it is projected to be southwest of the Big Island. Hone’s estimated central pressure, which is currently 998 mb, is still decreasing.
