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HONOLULU – Tropical Depression One-C formed south of Hawaii in the Central Pacific Ocean late Saturday night local time, and the National Hurricane Center said the system will likely become a tropical storm later in the day on Sunday.
A tropical depression has maximum sustained winds of 38 mph or less, and unlike tropical storms and hurricanes, tropical depressions are identified with numbers and not names.
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Tropical Depression One-C is located more than 1,000 miles southeast of Honolulu, and is moving off to the west at 12 mph.
The NHC said Tropical Depression One-C is expected to continue on that path for the next few days.
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Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with some higher gusts.
Some strengthening is expected over the next few days, and Tropical Depression One-C will likely become Tropical Storm Iona on Sunday.
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