MIAMI — Tropical Storm Iona shaped within the central Pacific and is predicted to proceed trekking towards the west over heat, open waters properly south of Hawaii.
The U.S. Nationwide Hurricane Heart in Miami mentioned Iona emerged Sunday from a tropical melancholy about 960 miles (1,545 kilometers) southeast of Honolulu. The storm is predicted to strengthen additional in coming days however at the moment poses no menace to Hawaii. No coastal watches or warnings are in impact.
The system gained tropical storm standing with most sustained winds of about 40 mph (64 kph). It was transferring in a usually westward path at about 10 mph (16 kph).
Iona is the primary named storm of the hurricane season within the central Pacific.
