Tropical Storm Loke Spins in the Central Pacific

August 21,2015

Highlights

• Tropical Storm Loke had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph at 5 p.m. HST Friday (11 p.m. EDT Friday)
• Loke originally became a tropical cyclone as Tropical Depression Four-C late Thursday.
• This system is located just under 800 miles south of Midway Island.
• This system is likely to be pulled in a general northward direction through the weekend, posing no threat to land over the next five days.

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Storm Information and Satellite

Projected Path

Tropical Storm Loke continues to spin in the central Pacific, having been upgraded Friday from Tropical Depression Four-C. Loke is the fifth named storm to have formed in the central Pacific basin this season and the seventh to track through the basin this year.
Loke is expected to modestly strengthen through this weekend as satellite imagery shows it has better organization than its eastern counterpart, Kilo.
(MORE: Tropical Storm Kilo)
Tropical Storm Loke poses no immediate threat to land. Weak steering currents should allow for the system to drift north and eventually take more of a northwest jog.
The system is expected to hover near the International Date Line. Should it pass west of this boundary, it would technically shift into the Western North Pacific tropical cyclone basin.
Looking ahead, Tropical Storm Loke could potentially approach Midway Island, but the earliest that would happen appears to be the middle of next week. A lot can change with forecast tracks and intensities by then.
(MORE: Twin Typhoons in the Pacific)
Stay tuned to The Weather Channel and check back with weather.com for updates on this system.

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