Central Pacific Hurricane Center forecasters are keeping tabs on an area of low pressure some 730 miles southeast of the Big Island.
Central Pacific Hurricane Center forecasters are keeping tabs on an area of low pressure some 730 miles southeast of the Big Island.
The system is moving toward the northeast at 10 mph, according to forecasters. Isolated thunderstorms periodically continue to develop near the low, but little sign of organization is occurring. Forecasters gave the system a 10 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone during the coming 48 hours.
Elsewhere in the Central North Pacific Basin, no tropical cyclones are expected through Sunday night.
The Central North Pacific Basin is located between 140 degrees west longitude and the International Dateline. Central Pacific Hurricane Center officials predicted four to seven tropical cyclones this year in the Central North Pacific Basin. Overall, they give this season an 80 percent chance for a normal to above average number of tropical storms to form.
The Central Pacific hurricane season began June 1 and ends Nov. 30.
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