Tropical Storm Pena forms well south of Hawaii

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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Pena formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean, well south of the Hawaiian islands. Pena had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph) and was centered about 650 miles (1,046 kilometers) southeast of South Point, Hawaii, and about 1,350 miles (2,173 kilometers) east-southeast of Johnston Island, according to an advisory from the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center. Pena was moving west at 12 mph (19 kph). It was forecast to strengthen over the next day or so, then have no significant change through next week.

The system is expected to remain offshore of Hawaii. No watches or warnings were in effect, and no hazards were affecting land. The Pacific Ocean has had an active hurricane season due in part to El Niño.

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The Associated Press reports that Tropical Storm Pena formed far south of Hawaii, gives its wind speed, position and track from a National Hurricane Center advisory, and says it is expected to stay offshore with no hazards to land. The report is a short forecast notice for a storm that threatens no one, and nothing in it misleads the reader.

What it gets right

“according to an advisory from the Miami-based U.S.”
The AP ties the storm's strength and position to the National Hurricane Center advisory, so the reader knows where the figures come from.
“No watches or warnings were in effect, and no hazards were affecting land.”
The AP states plainly that the storm poses no current threat. A reader is neither alarmed nor falsely reassured.
“due in part to El Niño”
The AP qualifies El Niño as only one contributor to the active season rather than presenting it as the whole cause.

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