Tropical Storm Lala weakens as it travels away from Hawaii

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Tropical Storm Lala weakens as it travels away from Hawaii

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The National Hurricane Center has officially discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning for Kauai County as a weakening Tropical Storm Lala continues to track westward, moving further away from the main Hawaiian Islands.

While all coastal storm watches and warnings for the state have been lifted, additional rainfall is expected along parts of the island chain with heavy runoff, high surf, and localized flooding a concern through Monday.

Graphics courtesy National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service.

Hurricane Warning

Tropical Storm Warning

High Surf Warning

Tropical Storm Watch

Small Craft Advisory

Flood Watch

Watches and Warnings

Flood alerts are continuing in localized areas.

A Flood Watch is in effect for Maui County, Oahu, and Kauai County through late Sunday night.

A High Surf Advisory is in effect for east facing shores of Oahu, Kauai and Niihau until midnight Sunday night.

Forecast track and timing

As of 8 p.m. Sunday, Lala’s center was located about 270 miles west of Honolulu, or 190 west-southwest of Lihue. It was moving to the west at 20 miles per hour.

Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph with higher gusts. Tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles.

A continued westward motion is forecast through Tuesday with a turn to the west-northwest on Wednesday.

Little intensity change is expected over the next day or two. Some restrengthening is forecast thereafter, and Lala could become a hurricane again by Wednesday, far from Hawaii.

Storm impacts

Your HNN First Alert Weather Team has declared Sunday as a First Alert Weather Day.

Rain

Outer bands from Lala are expected to produce additional rainfall of 1 to 2 inches across windward portions of the Big Island and windward Maui. Across the remainder of the island chain, an additional 2 to 4 inches of rainfall is expected, with isolated additional totals around 6 inches. This rainfall may produce flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain.

Surf

Large waves generated by Lala will gradually trend down from east to west across the Hawaiian waters through Monday. Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions will continue into Monday.

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