Saturday, August 27, 2016

Hurricane Lester Has a Long Voyage Into the Central Pacific Ahead

August 27,2016
Hurricane Lester, the 12th named storm and 6th hurricane of the eastern Pacific hurricane season, continues to intensify. Lester is now a Category 2 hurricane.
This hurricane is no threat to any land areas at this time, but may end up making a run toward the Hawaiian Islands next week.
Here's the latest from the National Hurricane Center:
  • Hurricane Lester was located around 780 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, as of Saturday evening.
  • Lester is moving west, and should continue doing so for the next five days.
  • This new system is no threat to any land areas at this time.
  • However, Lester may push in the general direction of the Hawaiian Islands by Labor Day weekend.
  • It's far too soon to say if Lester will be a significant threat to Hawaii. The majority of tropical cyclones approaching Hawaii from the east weaken before arriving.

Current Storm Status

Projected Path
Check back with us at weather.com for updates on this system.

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