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Forecasters Predict Central Pacific Could See Up To 6 Hurricanes This Season
Weak El Nino conditions — water warming on the surface of the ocean along the equator — could make the next few months stormier.
Screenshot: NASA Johnson Space Center
VIDEO: Hurricane Lester As Seen From International Space Station
NASA released two videos of Hurricane Lester shot from the International Space Station orbiting 257 miles above Earth.
NOAA
What’s Up With Pali, The Pacific’s Early-Bird Hurricane?
Not only is it the earliest on record in the central Pacific, it’s also moved closer to the equator than any other Northern Hemisphere cyclone on record.
NWS
NWS: Hurricane Oho No Threat to Hawaii
Hurricane Oho is passing east of the islands while gaining strength.
NOAA
Ignacio, Jimena — Kevin? How Storms Are Named in Hawaii
It depends on where the cyclone forms in relation to 140 degrees longitude. Malia follows Kilo and Loke.
Hurricane Ignacio Slowly Moving Toward Hawaii
The storm could reach the Big Island by Monday.
NOAA
Kilo ‘Less of a Threat’ to Hawaii, But Still May Become a Hurricane
The latest forecasts keep the storm “well to the west” of Hawaii for at least the next five days. Meanwhile, more disturbances develop.
AccuWeather
Hawaii Dodges Another Storm, But More Likely on the Way
A strengthening El Niño will continue the potential for tropical systems tracking near the islands well into the fall.
NOAA
65 Years of Hawaii Hurricanes, Tropical Storms and Depressions in One Map
Recent history shows the isles have been spared more often than not when tropical cyclones move through the Pacific Ocean.
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The Projector: Pictures From Hawaii — in the Path of Two Hurricanes
In recent days, the first of two big storms headed toward the islands, leaving people to hunker down, fearing the worst and hoping for the best.