Tropical Storm Lala forecast and track: Hawaii braces ahead of expected hurricane
The storm is expected to bring hurricane conditions to the Big Island. Tropical Storm Lala continues to track through the central Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday. ET, Lala was moving west-northwest at 14 mph with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and is approximately 440 miles east-southeast of Honolulu, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hawaii County -- the Big Island -- remains under a hurricane warning, according to the NHC. Meanwhile, a tropical storm warning was issued for Maui County, including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe, as well as Oahu and Kauai Counties, including the islands of Kauai and Niihau.
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The storm is expected to bring hurricane conditions to the Big Island. Tropical Storm Lala continues to track through the central Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday. ET, Lala was moving west-northwest at 14 mph with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and is approximately 440 miles east-southeast of Honolulu, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hawaii County -- the Big Island -- remains under a hurricane warning, according to the NHC. Meanwhile, a tropical storm warning was issued for Maui County, including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe, as well as Oahu and Kauai Counties, including the islands of Kauai and Niihau.
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The storm is expected to bring hurricane conditions to the Big Island. Tropical Storm Lala continues to track through the central Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday. ET, Lala was moving west-northwest at 14 mph with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and is approximately 440 miles east-southeast of Honolulu, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hawaii County -- the Big Island -- remains under a hurricane warning, according to the NHC. Meanwhile, a tropical storm warning was issued for Maui County, including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe, as well as Oahu and Kauai Counties, including the islands of Kauai and Niihau.