The center of Tropical Storm Hone could pass near or south of Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, forecasters said.
Tropical Storm Hone formed in the central Pacific Ocean on Thursday on a forecast path that may cross near Hawaii 's Big Island, while major Hurricane Gilma remained a Category 3 storm at sea.Hone had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was centered about 1,090 miles east-southeast of Honolulu, and 885 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii , the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said in an advisory at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday. It was moving west-northwest at 14 mph.
The NOAA this year forecast one to four tropical cyclones for the central Pacific region, which is below the average of four or five. A tropical cyclone includes tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes. A tropical cyclone becomes a tropical storm when its maximum sustained winds reach 39 mph, and a hurricane when they reach 74 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
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