Tropical Storm Pena Dissipates Over Central Pacific Ocean

Tropical Storm Pena dissipated over the open central Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC), which tracks storms in the central Pacific, issued its final advisory on the system at 1500 UTC. At that time, the storm's remnants carried maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (30 kt), with gusts to 46 mph (40 kt). CPHC located the remnants about 545 mi south-southwest of Johnston Island and about 1,300 mi southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii.

Deep convection associated with Pena had largely dissipated in the hours before the advisory, and a satellite scan showed the storm's circulation had opened into a trough, CPHC said. The system is no longer a tropical cyclone. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, and Pena never approached land as it moved westward over the open Pacific.