Hurricane Norman’s forecast as of 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Hurricane Norman maintained its Category 4 strength Sunday evening and was about 1,460 miles east of Hilo.
With winds at 130 mph, it was moving toward the west- northwest at about 20 mph. This motion, with a gradual decrease in forward speed and a gradual weakening, is expected to continue for the next few days.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Olivia was moving slowly toward the west-northwest at 5 mph. It was 465 miles south-southwest of Baja, California, Mexico, with winds near 45 mph, and could become a hurricane Tuesday.
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center on Sunday morning reclassified Tropical Storm Miriam as a post-tropical remnant low and issued its final advisory regarding it. As of 11 a.m. Sunday, Miriam was about 810 miles northeast of Hilo and about 910 miles east-northeast of Honolulu. It was expected to continue weakening Sunday and dissipate completely by today.
Work on stream to affect beachgoers
The city will begin work to remove the sand plug at the mouth of Maili Stream at Ulehawa Beach Park on Tuesday. It is expected to continue for two to three weeks. Because heavy equipment will be used, city officials are asking the public to avoid the area. This includes swimming in the ocean immediately outside where the sand plug will be removed because there may be strong currents resulting from the opened stream mouth.
Department of Facility Maintenance crews will remove as much large debris and floatable litter as possible, and signs will be posted warning beachgoers of the discharge from the stream into the ocean. For more information, contact the Division of Road Maintenance at 768-3600.