Tropical Storm Jimena is approaching the Central Pacific.
Tropical Storm Jimena is approaching the Central Pacific.
As of 5 p.m. today, the center of the storm was about 1,150 miles east of Hilo, packing maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and moving to the northwest at about 7 mph. A gradual turn to the west-northwest is expected during the next day or two.
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 35 miles from the center of the storm.
Steady weakening of the storm is expected, and Jimena is expected to be a tropical depression when it crosses into the Central Pacific around midday Friday and is further forecast to degenerate into a remnant low-pressure system on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the center of Tropical Depression Hilda, a former hurricane, was 1,485 miles east of Hilo at 5 p.m. today, packing maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and moving to the northwest at 13 mph.
According to the National Weather System, Hilda is expected to gradually weaken during the next day or so, and is forecast to degenerate into a remnant low-pressure system on Friday and dissipate on Saturday.
