Howard could bring heavy rain as Frank’s remnants linger and Ivette approaches
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This satellite image taken this morning shows clouds over the islands from remnants of former Hurricane Frank and what’s left of former Tropical Storm Howard (center) approaching the islands. Tropical Storm Ivette (lower left) is moving west across the Pacific.
What’s left of former Tropical Storm Howard could bring heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend, as forecasters keep an eye on Tropical Storm Ivette in the East Pacific.
Meanwhile, remnants of yet another storm, former Hurricane Frank, will continue to bring rain to the islands through tonight, forecasters said.
The islands should see a brief return of more typical tradewind weather on Friday.
But on Saturday, humidity will increase and winds could change as Howard, about 1,000 miles east of Hilo this morning, approaches.
The current forecast calls for possible heavy rains Saturday night through Sunday night or Monday, depending on when Howard’s remnants arrive and how fast it passes.
“There is the potential for quite a soaker,” forecasters said.
Surf generated by Howard should arrive on east shores by Saturday and could generate a high-surf advisory.
Behind Howard, a weakened Tropical Storm Ivette could arrive by mid-week or toward the weekend and bring more rain and humidity.
At 5 a.m., Ivette was less than 1,900 miles east of Hilo and about 1,270 miles west-southwest of Baja California, moving west at 15 mph. Ivette’s winds increased slightly to 50 mph, and it could briefly become a hurricane by Saturday before crossing into the Central Pacific as a tropical storm Sunday or Monday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are also watching another area of disturbed weather southeast of Ivette that has a 70 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next five days.
Today’s forecast calls for cloudy skies and continued windward and mauka showers, with some of the rain blown over mountains to leeward areas by breezy tradewinds.
Highs will be between 86 and 91 degrees, and lows are expected to be between 73 and 78 degrees.
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No end in sight. One after another they come. What a summer.
scary…
“Tropical Storm Ivette (lower left) is moving west across the Pacific and another area of disturbed weather is southwest of Ivette.”
Looks like lower right of the screen.
If you’ve been reading the SA on a regular basis you’d realize it’s par for the course for the only newspaper in town. No competition equals no incentive to improve.
Same thing is happening in the airline industry.
Lower left – oh, not that left, my other left.
One of these days, our luck is going to run out. Iniki and Iwa, though long gone, are proof that hurricanes can and DO deliver blows to the Hawaiian Islands.
We need the rain to fill up the fresh water underneath the ground. More people, more water being used everyday.