Overview Hurricane Jimena:
Hurricane Jimena formed on August 28, approximately 1700 miles east-southeast of Hawaii, and intensified rapidly. By August 30, it had reached its maximum strength as a hurricane, with sustained winds slightly exceeding 100 mph.
Hurricane Jimena progressed steadily westward at a speed of around 17 mph, on a trajectory that would bring its center about 50 miles south of the Big Island. On August 31, with Jimena situated about 300 miles east-southeast of the Big Island, the storm began to encounter stronger upper atmospheric winds that started to weaken and disrupt its structure. In the early morning hours of September 1, a rapidly diminishing Jimena began to move southwest, propelled by the low-level trade wind flow from the northeast.
Reconnaissance by Air Force Reserve aircraft was unable to detect any winds exceeding hurricane strength, leading to Jimena's downgrade to a Tropical Storm. Hurricane Jimena made its closest approach to the Big Island around sunrise, positioned about 110 miles south of South Point. By that afternoon, much of the convection had dissipated, and Hurricane Jimena had been reduced to a tropical depression as it continued its southwest movement away from the islands.
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