000 WTPA31 PHFO 011758 TCPCP1 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Hone Intermediate Advisory Number 41A NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI CP012024 800 AM HST Sun Sep 01 2024 ...HONE TURNS WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE... SUMMARY OF 800 AM HST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...25.3N 178.3W ABOUT 210 MI...340 KM SSW OF MIDWAY ISLAND ABOUT 1320 MI...2125 KM WNW OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 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 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 800 AM HST (1800 UTC), the broad mean center of elongating Tropical Storm Hone and an extratropical low was located near latitude 25.3 North, longitude 178.3 West. Hone is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h). This general motion with a decrease in forward speed is expected today as Hone merges with the extratropical low. A turn toward the north and an increase in forward speed is expected to resume on Monday. On the forecast track, Hone, or the extratropical low associated with Hone, will be passing near or just west of Kure Atoll near the International Date Line late Monday or Monday night. 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 60 miles (95 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 and Kure Atolls. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1100 AM HST. $$ Forecaster Wroe