Tropical Depression Two-C could reach hurricane status by Wednesday morning, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center’s first storm advisory, issued at 11 a.m. Monday.
The initial cone projection shows Two-C becoming a tropical storm sometime before 8 a.m. Tuesday and reaching hurricane status about 24 hours later. The projected path of the storm currently has it shy of the Big Island at 8 a.m. Saturday. Forecasts predict that it could remain a hurricane at that time.
CPHC forecasters say that “steady strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.”
As of 11 a.m., Tropical Depression Two-C was located 915 miles to the east-southeast of Hilo and 970 miles east-southeast of Kailua-Kona. Maximum sustained winds were recorded at 35 miles per hour with movement towards the west-northwest at 10 mph.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
In the National Weather Service’s discussion on the storm outlook, forecaster Tom Birchard stated that “intensity guidance indicates that a steady intensification rate can be expected…with shear light and water temperatures sufficiently warm along the forecast track.”
Two-E became a tropical depression early Monday morning. If it strengthens into a tropical storm, it will take the name “Ana.”
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