CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER The 5-day forecast for Tropical Storm Hone.
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CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER The 5-day forecast for Tropical Storm Hone.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER The 5-day forecast for Hurricane Gilma.
Tropical Storm Hone is strengthening as it approaches the islands from the southeast, while Hurricane Gilma is weakening in the eastern Pacific.
According to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Hone was about 220 miles (354 kilometers) southeast of Hilo and 420 miles (680 kilometers) east-southeast of Honolulu at 8 a.m. This morning. Its maximum sustained winds were 65 mph (105 km/h) and its westward winds were 15 mph (24 km/h).
Weather experts expect Hone to continue on its current track for the next few days, with the center of the storm passing near or south of Hawaii Island tonight through Sunday morning.
The CPHC reports that the hurricane will continue to strengthen over the next few days. According to the CPHC, Hone will become a hurricane Sunday through Monday after it passes the island of Hawaii.
Tropical storm force winds reach up to 185 kilometers (115 miles) from the center of Hone.
A tropical storm warning remains in effect for the island of Hawaii, meaning tropical storms are expected to hit the area within the next 36 hours.
Hilo, Pahoa and Volcano on the island of Hawaii can expect rainfall totals of 8 to 12 inches. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are possible on parts of the smaller islands, mainly windward.
Wind forecasts vary across the islands, but some areas could see sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. The summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa could see gusts of 65 mph.
Meanwhile, meteorologists expect Gilma, which is weakening, to remain a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean for another day or two.
According to the Nation Hurricane Center in Miami, Gilma was about 1,645 miles east of Hilo at 5 a.m. Its maximum sustained winds were 90 mph and its westward winds were 9 mph.
Weather officials expect Gilma to continue to weaken over the next day or two and remain a hurricane through the weekend, but the storm should gain momentum over the next few days.
Hurricane-force winds reach up to 35 miles (56 kilometers) from Gilma’s center, and tropical-storm-force winds reach up to 115 miles (185 kilometers).
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