547 WTPA41 PHFO 012048 TCDCP1 Post-Tropical Cyclone Hone Discussion Number 42 NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI CP012024 1100 AM HST Sun Sep 01 2024 Hone is now classified as a post-tropical cyclone, so this is the final advisory. Geostationary satellite imagery reveals that the low-level circulation center of Hone has become indistinguishable this morning as it was absorbed into large band of convection surrounding a deep cutoff low. The center of this merged system, which now reflects the location of the dominant extratropical cutoff low, jumped westward considerably as the circulation of Hone was absorbed. An ASCAT pass from yesterday evening showed a broad area of gale force winds within a large convective band, and this was incorporated into this final forecast for the merged extratropical low. The post-tropical low of former Hone will continue to move westward and lose forward motion over the next 12 hours, eventually stalling tonight as it becomes aligned with the upper-level low. The deep low will then drift northward near the International Date Line on days 2 through 4 and likely dissipate by day 5. The post-tropical low is expected to maintain gale force winds in the northern semicircle for the next couple of days. If convection does reform over the center, there is a chance that post-tropical Hone could regain tropical characteristics over the next 2 days or so. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center will closely monitor for redevelopment and the need to resume bulletins east of the International Date Line. Since Hone is now a post-tropical low and this is the final advisory from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, the Tropical Storm Watch for Kure and Midway Atolls has been discontinued. However, these atolls could experience gale force winds during the next couple of days. Additional information can be found in High Seas forecasts issued by the National Weather Service in Honolulu, Hawaii under AWIPS header HFOHSFNP and WMO header FZPN20 PHFO. If this system redevelops west of the International Date Line, bulletins would be issued by RSMC Tokyo, Japan. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 01/2100Z 26.3N 179.3E 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROPICAL 12H 02/0600Z 26.6N 178.8E 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROPICAL 24H 02/1800Z 27.1N 178.5E 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROPICAL 36H 03/0600Z 28.5N 179.2E 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROPICAL 48H 03/1800Z 29.8N 179.9E 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROPICAL 60H 04/0600Z 31.1N 179.0E 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROPICAL 72H 04/1800Z 32.1N 177.8E 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROPICAL 96H 05/1800Z 33.2N 176.1E 20 KT 25 MPH...DISSIPATED $$ Forecaster Wroe