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Hurricane Jova (1981)

Jova came within 127 km of Molokai, passing to the north-east as a tropical storm on 20 September 1981. It had peaked far out at sea at 75 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. It pre-dates the digital forecast archive, so only the observed track survives.

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Peak intensity
75 kt (86 mph) Category 1
Closest pass
127 km (79 mi) from Molokai
When
20 September 1981
Distance from Honolulu
159 km (99 mi)
Lifetime
6 days 14 September 1981 – 21 September 1981
Official forecasts
none archived
Approached from the
north-east

The closest pass

At its closest, Jova was 127 km (79 mi) from Molokai on 20 September 1981, as a tropical storm with 35 kt (40 mph) winds, approaching from the north-east.

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 Molokai