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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.
UPDATE: 5:00 PM
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for the island of Hawaii as Hone continues to move west toward the east-southeast.
This means that tropical storms could develop in Hawaii within 48 hours and the public should be prepared for this.
At 5 p.m., Tropical Storm Hone was located about 815 miles (1,315 km) east-southeast of Hilo, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (64 km/h).
Hone is moving west at 25 km/h and this movement is expected to continue for the next few days.
Based on its current track, the center of Hone is expected to pass near or south of Hawaii Island Saturday night and Sunday.
Hone is expected to bring 4 to 8 inches of rain, mainly on the windward and southeastern slopes of Hawaii Island, with locally higher amounts, and 2 to 4 inches on the smaller islands.
Tropical storms also bring strong winds, which are expected to be strongest in mountains, headlands and through mountain passes.
Waves generated by Hone are expected to reach the Hawaiian Islands this weekend.
“These waves can cause life-threatening surf and rip currents,” meteorologists said.
Hawaii County Civil Defense warned residents that the effects of a tropical storm could extend hundreds of miles from the center, bringing dangerous waves, high winds and flooding.
Civil Defense is urging residents to review their hurricane emergency plans and prepare their emergency kits.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the island of Hawaii, effective Saturday afternoon through Monday evening.
“Heavy rainfall will be possible, especially along the southeast and east-facing slopes. The risk of flooding will increase as Tropical Storm Hone approaches.”
The public should monitor future weather forecasts and be prepared to take action if flash flood warnings are issued.
The U.S. Coast Guard has designated the Hawaii County ports of Hilo and Kailua-Kona as Whiskey due to expected gale-force winds from Hone, which could arrive within 72 hours.
Hurricane Gilma is expected to remain a major hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean through Friday, but is likely to weaken as it moves west, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
At 5:00 p.m., Gilma was located about 1,945 miles east of Hilo and moving west-northwestward at about 6 mph.
Gilma is a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph (193 km/h) and higher gusts.
Hurricane-force winds reach up to 35 miles (56 kilometers) from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds reach up to 115 miles (185 kilometers).
Meteorologists expect the wind to weaken further in the coming days and gradually accelerate towards the west-northwest and then to the west.
11 o’clock in the morning
Hurricane Gilma has maintained its strength and speed, but the earlier tropical depression closer to Hawaii has strengthened to a tropical storm.
Former Tropical Depression One-C has strengthened into Tropical Storm Hone in the central Pacific Ocean.
According to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Hone was located 900 miles (1,422 kilometers) east-southeast of Hilo and 1,080 miles (1,745 kilometers) east-southeast of Honolulu at 11 a.m. today. Sustained winds were a maximum of 40 mph (64 km/h), with higher gusts. Winds were moving west-northwest at 14 mph (22 km/h).
Weather officials expect Hone to remain on its current track for a few more days, passing near or south of Hawaii Island this weekend. The storm is also expected to strengthen during the same time period.
Tropical storm force winds reach up to 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the center of Hone.
A tropical storm warning may be needed for parts of the Hawaiian Islands tonight or Friday.
According to the National Hurricane Center, major Hurricane Gilma was located about 1,975 miles (3,178 kilometers) east of Hilo at 11 a.m. today, packing maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (200 km/h), with higher gusts and west-northwest winds of 7 mph (11 km/h).
Weather experts now expect Gilma to show little change in strength, but to slowly weaken this weekend and maintain its current track for the coming 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).
EARLIER REPORT Gilma continues to strengthen today after reaching major hurricane status Wednesday evening and Tropical Depression One-C formed in the central Pacific this morning.
At 5 a.m. this morning, Hurricane Gilma was located 2,015 miles east of Hilo in the eastern Pacific Ocean with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph with higher gusts and was moving toward the west-northwest at about 7 mph, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Now a Category 3 hurricane, meteorologists expect Gilma to strengthen slightly today before slowly weakening over the weekend. The storm should remain on its current track for another day or so before turning more to the west.
Hurricane-force winds reach up to 35 miles (56 kilometers) from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds reach up to 130 miles (209 kilometers).
Meanwhile, Tropical Depression 1-C is packing sustained winds of 35 mph (56 kph) with higher gusts in the central Pacific. The depression was located 980 miles (1,587 km) east-southeast of Hilo at 5 a.m. today and was moving west at 14 mph (22 kph), the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said.
Forecasters expect One-C to gradually strengthen over the next 48 hours and likely form a tropical storm later today.
The weather in the islands from Saturday through Monday will be very wet and windy, with 4 to 8 inches of total storm rainfall possible along the windward side of Hawaii Island and 2 to 4 inches possible along the windward side of the smaller islands, the CPHC said. “Strong and gusty winds” are expected to batter the islands as the storm approaches from the east.
Swells generated by the tropical depression are also expected to reach the islands this weekend. “These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip currents,” the CPHC said.
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