An area of low pressure far southwest of Hawaii has a chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within 48 hours, Central Pacific Hurricane Center forecasters reported Wednesday morning. ADVERTISING An area of low pressure far southwest of Hawaii has
An area of low pressure far southwest of Hawaii has a chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within 48 hours, Central Pacific Hurricane Center forecasters reported Wednesday morning.
Located 1,300 miles southwest of Honolulu, the weather system as of 8 a.m. featured increasing showers and thunderstorms, the Honolulu-based forecasters said. Gradual development of the system is forecast during the coming 48 hours, however, it has just a 30 percent chance of forming into a tropical cyclone within that time frame.
Elsewhere in the Central Pacific basin, an area spanning west of 140 degrees west longitude to the international date line, no tropical cyclones are forecast to form within 48 hours. Hawaii is located within this basin.
In the Eastern Pacific, a weak low pressure located several hundred miles south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula continues to produce showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, which monitors the Eastern Pacific basin. The system is expected to see some development by the weekend, but it has just a 20 percent chance of forming into a tropical cyclone within five days.
Elsewhere in the Eastern Pacific, no tropical cyclones are expected to develop during the coming five days, according to forecasters.
The Central and Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons continue through Nov. 30.
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