All of a sudden, it's become quite an active period. |
Every 12 hours they give us a fix on exactly where the center is and how strong it is. |
It's kind of aimed at the Big Island right now and the wind is pushing a lot of water in that direction. But it really is very early and there's certainly a possibility the direction could change. |
It's something we have to track and be very aware of because based on the tracks right now they could affect the Hawaiian Islands toward the end of next week. |
Overall, our hurricane season has been very quiet this year. We've had one weak tropical disturbance so far, at the beginning of August, that lasted a day or two. |
That's significant because when it crosses the 140-degree mark, it will be the first hurricane since late August 2003 in the Central Pacific. |
These systems make the air to the east and southeast of the low unstable, creating a greater chance of heavy rain showers. |
They can interact and actually do a loop or circle around each other and sometimes can actually combine. |