Tropical Storm Lowell moves into central Pacific, Karina continues westward
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Tropical Storm Lowell has entered the central North Pacific as it continues westward, while Hurricane Karina churns in open waters in the east Pacific.
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The official forecast tracks keep both systems away from the main Hawaiian islands, but there’s a high degree of uncertainty in the forecast models because of possible interaction between the two.
The National Hurricane Center said at 11 a.m. Sunday, Lowell was centered about 985 miles east-southeast of Hilo and was moving westward at 13 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour.
Meanwhile, Karina was 950 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and was moving to the west at 9 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour.
Lowell is currently forecast to continue in a generally westward motion with little to no interaction with Karina, which is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane in the next few days. However, some forecast models still suggest a developing trough to the northwest that could weaken a ridge that would keep Lowell to the south of Hawaii, allowing it to track closer to the islands.
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For now, the official track keeps Lowell to the south of Hawaii as a hurricane. However, there’s the potential that both systems could come close to the islands during the time frame from Friday through next Wednesday (Sept. 4 through Sept. 9).
Your First Alert Weather Team will continue to monitor both systems closely over the next several days.
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