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HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Hone increased to a Category 1 hurricane while continuing its steady approach toward Hawaii late Saturday, forecasters said. But while Hone presents high fire dangers, “it’s not on the magnitude of that,” weather service meteorologist Derek Wroe in Honolulu said Saturday. The island was getting enough rain later Saturday to cancel its red flag warning, though …
HONOLULU — 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, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said in an …
