Forecasters monitoring disturbance south of state

Central Pacific Hurricane Center forecasters are monitoring a disturbance hundreds of mile south of Hawaii.

As of Thursday evening, the area of poorly organized, but persistent, thunderstorms was located 600 miles south of Honolulu and was nearly stationary. Forecasters say that upper-level winds are expected to inhibit development of the system during the next couple of days, however, conditions should become favorable for development Saturday. It has a 30 percent chance of forming into a tropical cyclone within 48 hours.

Meanwhile, thunderstorm activity increased Thursday within an area of disturbed weather located 1,000 miles west-southwest of Honolulu. Conditions are not forecast to be conducive for development through Friday. It has a 30 percent chance of forming into a tropical cyclone within 48 hours.

Elsewhere in the Central Pacific, which is where Hawaii is located, no tropical cyclones are expected to develop by Saturday morning, forecasters said.

In the Eastern Pacific, a broad area of low pressure located 1,100 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula has become less organized. Environmental conditions are expected to become conducive for development and the National Hurricane Center expects a tropical depression will still form within a few days. It has a 70 percent chance of forming into a tropical cyclone within five days.

Elsewhere in the Eastern Pacific, tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next five days.

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