Meteorologist John Bravender of the National Weather Service says it’s unclear whether the storm will hit or pass the Hawaiian islands.
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The National Hurricane Center continues to track two systems in the Atlantic, but neither is considered likely to show tropical development over the next few days. The cyclone is expected to build into a Category 1 hurricane Friday and maintain hurricane strength for several days before weakening back to a tropical storm on Tuesday. GPM’s Microwave Imager (GMI) and Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) measured rain falling at a rate of 50 mm (almost 2 inches) per hour in storms near the center of tropical depression.
Forecasters said the tropical wave is accompanied by a low pressure system.
At 11 a.m. Thursday, Guillermo was about 1,980 miles east-southeast of Hilo, moving west-northwest at 14 mph with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.
By July 30, TD08E is expected to move into a more stable air mass and over slightly cooler water, which will prevent the storm from further development.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-There is no harm in looking and that is what the National Hurricane Center is doing…just looking.
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The NHC said the low is forecast to merge with a frontal system on Friday. The low was generating scattered thunderstorms at it moved west as 10 to 15 miles per hour.
