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Nora no longer a tropical cyclone; new storm expected to strengthen

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NOAA / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Nora weakened into a remnant low southeast of Hawaii this morning, while new Tropical Depression 19E, southwest of Mexico, moves west in the East Pacific.
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NASA/NOAA GOES PROJECT
NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Depression 19E this morning as it continued organizing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
Tropical Depression 19E is expected to become a tropical storm Friday.

Tropical Depression Nora has weakened into a remnant low, but is still expected to bring an increased chance of showers to the islands and humid conditions this weekend. 

Meanwhile, in the East Pacific, Tropical Depression 19E weakened slightly, but is still expected to strengthen into a tropical storm Friday and reach hurricane strength this weekend.

It’s too early to say if the storm will have an effect on Hawaii’s weather.

At 8 p.m., what’s left of Nora was about 200 miles southeast of Hilo. 

Tradewinds should push most of Nora’s remnants south of the islands, but the northern edge of the weather system is expected to move over the Big Island today and the rest of the islands through the weekend.

“Rainfall will also increase with windward areas taking the brundt of the moisture while leeward locations of the smaller islands will see passing clouds and showers through the weekend,” forecasters said.

At 11 p.m., Tropical Depression 19E was 1,260 miles southwest of Baja California, moving west at 14 mph with sustained winds of 30 mph and occasionally higher gusts.

When it reaches tropical storm strength, it will be named Olaf.

If it enters the Central Pacific, Olaf will be the 15th tropical cyclone this season in the area and the 14th named storm in a record-breaking year. 

The previous record for tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific was 11.

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