000 WTPA31 PHFO 312038 TCPCP1 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Hone Advisory Number 38 NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI CP012024 1100 AM HST Sat Aug 31 2024 ...HONE TURNING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE.... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...22.7N 176.3W ABOUT 385 MI...620 KM S OF MIDWAY ISLAND ABOUT 1180 MI...1900 KM W OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for... * Kure Atoll * Midway Atoll * Portions of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument from Lisianski Island to Pearl and Hermes Atoll A Tropical Storm Watch means tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch area within 48 hours. 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 AM HST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Hone was located near latitude 22.7 North, longitude 176.3 West. Hone is now moving toward the north-northwest near 7 mph (11 km/h). A similar motion toward the northwest is expected for the next 24 hours, followed by a turn toward the west-northwest and a slowing in forward speed. A more northward forward motion is expected to resume on Monday (HST). On the forecast track, Hone will be passing to the southwest of Kure and Midway Atolls over the next 48 hours, then passing near or just west of Kure Atoll on Monday. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 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 tonight into Sunday. 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 PM HST. Next complete advisory at 500 PM HST. $$ Forecaster R Ballard