Update, Nov. 8, 1:25 p.m. Central: The Central Pacific Hurricane Center estimated Pena’s maximum sustained winds at 45 mph in its 5 a.m. Hawaii time advisory, down from 50 mph in the Saturday morning advisory described below. The storm was still well south of Hawaii. The center’s advisory archive carries later forecasts.
Tropical Storm Pena was moving west-northwest well south of Hawaii on Saturday, with sustained winds near 50 mph and no coastal watches or warnings in effect, according to the 11 a.m. Hawaii time advisory from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.
Forecasters expect a generally westward track
At that advisory, the center of the storm was about 530 miles south-southeast of South Point on Hawaii’s Big Island and moving at about 9 mph. Forecasters expected it to continue generally westward over the next several days and strengthen gradually over the next day or so. They listed no hazards affecting land at the time.
Pena formed Friday with maximum sustained winds estimated at 45 mph, The Associated Press reported. By Saturday morning, tropical-storm-force winds extended up to 45 miles from its center. Those figures describe the storm at the time of the advisory and can change as new observations come in.
The hurricane center scheduled its next full advisory for 5 p.m. Hawaii time. Readers can check the official Pena advisory archive for later positions, forecasts and any changes to watches or warnings.