UPDATE: 5 p.m.

Hurricane Darby lost strength Tuesday while moving westward over the Pacific, falling from a powerful Category 4 storm to Category 2 and posing no threat to land.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Darby had winds of 110 mph (175 kph) late in the day, down from peak winds of 140 mph (220 kph) Monday night.

The storm was centered 1,595 miles (2,565 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California and moving west at 17 mph (28 kph).

It was forecast to fade to a post-tropical depression before nearing Hawaiian longitudes over the weekend.

Darby was relatively small, with hurricane-force winds extending outward only about 10 miles (20 kilometers) from the center.

The National Weather Service of Honolulu, meanwhile, says shower coverage is expected to increase tonight through midweek as remnants of former Tropical Cyclone Bonnie move through.

The remnant moisture from Bonnie was about 500 miles east of Hawaii island this morning and is expected to reach coastal waters and the islands tonight.

As remnants of Hurricane Darby pass south of Hawaii island, forecasters expect another surge in moisture and winds, which could lead to a wet and windy weekend, particularly over the western end of the state.

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MEXICO CITY >> Hurricane Darby continued roaring across the open Pacific Tuesday as a major storm, but it posed no threat to land.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Darby had winds of 125 mph making it a Category 3 hurricane. It had weakened somewhat from peak winds of 140 mph, but continued moving west at 16 mph.

The storm was located 1,705 miles east-southeast of Hilo today at 5 a.m. and was expected to fade to a tropical depression before nearing Hawaii this weekend.

Darby was relatively small, with hurricane-force winds extending outward only about 10 miles from the center.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.