Article first published: Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, 4 a.m. ET

The National Hurricane Center’s 4 am Friday advisory reported that Tropical Depression Hone is 505 miles south-southeast of Midway Island and 1035 miles west of Honolulu Hawaii, with maximum sustained wind of 35 mph. It’s moving 7 mph to the west-northwest.

“A turn toward the northwest is expected Friday night through the weekend.” meteorologists state. “On the forecast track, Hone will pass south of Midway, Kure, and Pearl and Hermes Atolls this weekend.” They also said “Some strengthening is forecast over the weekend and Hone is expected to become a tropical storm by Saturday.”

YESTERDAY (Thursday):

Yesterday, Hone reached new lows of intensity and was downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression.

Source: National Hurricane Center