Tropical Storm Darby will continue to weaken as it moves westward in the Pacific Ocean over the next few days.
Late this week and into the weekend, a much weaker Darby could bring enhanced moisture and high surf to Hawaii.
Here's the latest on Darby:
- Darby was located over 1,200 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, as of Tuesday morning.
- Darby is encountering cooler water and dry air aloft, which will continue a weakening trend over the coming days.
- However, there is some chance Darby, or what's left of it, could make it to near Hawaii this weekend.
- Given the negative factors it will have to work against (cooler water, drier air, increased wind shear), Darby would be much weaker as it passes near or north of the Big Island.
- That said, the system could enhance moisture and increase surf in Hawaii by this weekend. This may lead to increased rainfall.
- Darby reached its peak intensity as a Category 3 on Saturday afternoon. According to Dr. Phil Klotzbach, Darby is the fifth consecutive east Pacific use of the name "Darby" that has reached major hurricane status.
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