000 WTPA31 PHFO 250858 TCPCP1 BULLETIN Hurricane Hone Advisory Number 12 NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI CP012024 1100 PM HST Sat Aug 24 2024 ...HONE BECOMES A HURRICANE... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.2N 155.3W ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM S OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 275 MI...440 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.27 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for... * Hawaii County A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are imminent or occurring somewhere within the warning area. Interests elsewhere in Hawaii should monitor the progress of Hone. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by the National Weather Service office in Honolulu Hawaii. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 1100 PM HST (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Hone was located near latitude 18.2 North, longitude 155.3 West. Hone is moving toward the west near 12 mph (19 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue into Monday, with slight slowing expected thereafter. Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected tonight into early Sunday, followed by a gradual weakening trend Sunday afternoon onward. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 991 mb (29.27 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- Key messages for Tropical Storm Hone can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header TCDCP1 and WMO header WTPA41 PHFO, and on the web at hurricanes.gov/text/HFOTCDCP1.shtml. WIND: Tropical Storm conditions are expected on the Big Island through early Sunday. Winds are expected to be strongest downslope of higher terrain, over headlands, and through passes. RAINFALL: Hone is expected to produce storm total rainfall of 6 to 12 inches over mainly windward and southeast facing slopes of the Big Island, with locally higher amounts possible. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches will be possible over portions of the smaller islands, mainly windward. SURF: Surf associated with large swells generated by Hone will continue through Sunday as Hone continues westward. Expect dangerous conditions with life-threatening surf and rip currents. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next intermediate advisory at 200 AM HST. Next complete advisory at 500 AM HST. $$ Forecaster Gibbs/Jelsema