000 WTPA31 PHFO 010859 TCPCP1 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Hone Advisory Number 40 NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI CP012024 1100 PM HST Sat Aug 31 2024 ...HONE MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD KURE AND MIDWAY ATOLLS... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.2N 176.4W ABOUT 285 MI...455 KM SSE OF MIDWAY ISLAND ABOUT 1195 MI...1920 KM WNW OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: The Tropical Storm Watch for the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument from Lisianski Island to Pearl and Hermes Atoll is discontinued. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for... * Kure Atoll * Midway Atoll A Tropical Storm Watch means tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch area within 48 hours. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 1100 PM HST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Hone was located near latitude 24.2 North, longitude 176.4 West. Hone is moving toward the north near 7 mph (11 km/h). A turn toward the northwest with an increase in forward speed is expected overnight, followed by a turn toward the west-northwest and a slowing in forward motion on Sunday. A slightly faster northward motion is expected to resume on Monday. On the forecast track, Hone will be passing near or just west of Kure Atoll near the International Date Line on Monday. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND: Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area Monday and Monday night. RAINFALL: Storm total rainfall of 2 to 4 inches is possible over Midway, Kure and Pearl and Hermes Atolls. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next intermediate advisory at 200 AM HST. Next complete advisory at 500 AM HST. $$ Forecaster Jelsema