Tropical Storm Pena Forms Southeast of Hawaii, No Threat to Land

Tropical Storm Pena formed over the open Pacific Ocean on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, the U.S. National Weather Service's Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) said in the storm's first advisory. At 11 a.m. HST (2100 UTC), Pena's center was about 650 miles southeast of South Point, Hawaii, over open water. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect, and the advisory listed no hazards affecting land.

Pena was moving west at 12 mph, a motion CPHC said was expected to continue over the next several days. The storm's minimum central pressure was estimated at 1002 millibars.

CPHC said gradual strengthening was likely over the next day or so, followed by little additional change in intensity through early next week.