Hurricane Nolo turns north west of Hawaii; watch posted for remote islands
The main Hawaiian Islands are not under a watch. The Atlantic is quiet, with no new storms expected for a week.
HONOLULU — Hurricane Nolo was moving north at about 8 mph on Tuesday with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center's late-morning advisory from Hawaii time.
The storm was centered several hundred miles west-southwest of the main Hawaiian Islands. A tropical storm watch is in effect for part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the chain of remote, mostly uninhabited islands and atolls northwest of Kauai. No watches or warnings were posted for the populated islands.
Eastern Pacific stays busy
Hurricane Polo was churning near Mexico's Baja California peninsula, and Tropical Storm Rachel was southwest of Acapulco. Forecasters also gave a disturbance east-southeast of Hawaii a high chance of becoming a tropical depression, though conditions are expected to turn less favorable later in the week.
Atlantic outlook
In the Atlantic, Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna are far out at sea — Fay southwest of the Azores and Hanna northeast of Bermuda — and pose no threat to the U.S. mainland. The hurricane center does not expect any new storms to form in the basin over the next seven days.
Residents should always follow the National Weather Service and local emergency officials for official warnings.
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