KAILUA-KONA — No tropical cyclone formation is forecast in Central Pacific, which is where Hawaii is located, during the next 48 hours, forecasters said Thursday morning.
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In the Eastern Pacific, Tropical Depression 2-E was expected move inland across the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, today. As of this morning, the cyclone was packing 35 mph winds, and forecasters said that 2-E could become a tropical storm after making landfall. It would like weaken and dissipate thereafter as it moves over mountainous terrain.
Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said 8 to 12 inches of rain could fall as the storm moves inland. A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Pacific Coast, from Salina Cruz to Puerto Escondido.