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Hurricane Kay (1980)

Kay came within 354 km of Molokai, passing to the north as a tropical depression on 30 September 1980. It had peaked far out at sea at 120 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
120 kt (138 mph) Category 4
Closest pass
354 km (220 mi) from Molokai
When
30 September 1980
Distance from Honolulu
393 km (244 mi)
Lifetime
14 days 16 September 1980 – 30 September 1980
Official forecasts
none archived
Approached from the
north

The closest pass

At its closest, Kay was 354 km (220 mi) from Molokai on 30 September 1980, as a tropical depression with 30 kt (35 mph) winds, approaching from the north.

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