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Hurricane Iwa (1982)

Iwa came within 22 km of Niihau, passing to the west as a category 1 hurricane on 24 November 1982. It pre-dates the digital forecast archive, so only the observed track survives.

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Peak intensity
80 kt (92 mph) Category 1
Closest pass
22 km (14 mi) from Niihau
When
24 November 1982
Distance from Honolulu
228 km (142 mi)
Lifetime
6 days 19 November 1982 – 25 November 1982
Official forecasts
none archived
Approached from the
west

The closest pass

At its closest, Iwa was 22 km (14 mi) from Niihau on 24 November 1982, as a hurricane with 80 kt (92 mph) winds, approaching from the west.

The forecasts

No machine-readable official forecast survives for this storm. The digital forecast archive for the eastern and central Pacific begins in 1988, so the replay runs on the observed track instead.

Other close passes at Niihau