The east Pacific has remained active since Fernanda formed.
At 11 p.m. Friday, Fernanda is about 635 miles east of Hilo.
This morning islanders awoke to find Fernanda was still a tropical storm as of the 5 a.m. HST National Weather Service update. “The resultant surf will be large and potentially unsafe”.
Further weakening is expected as the storm moves to the northwest. Large storm swells generated by Fernanda in combination with high tides may cause unsafe surf and flooding conditions along east facing shores of Hawaii Island from now through the weekend.
Ocean front residents, beachgoers, and boat owners along east facing shores are advised to be on the alert for high surf, strong currents and flooding. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours.
Go to the Hawaii News Now Weather page for the latest forecast or check out our Interactive radar. King tides are a combination of higher-that-usual high tides and higher sea level. The storm strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane this past weekend, but has since weakened to a Category 1 hurricane.
While Fernanda is dissipating far from the islands, the storm system still may cut off trade winds over the weekend.
The initial motion for this advisory is 280/8 kt, representing an increase in the west-northwestward motion since the previous advisory.
“The remnants of Fernanda will bring lighter winds and uncomfortable humidity, along with a chance for heavy showers for some areas later Sunday into Monday”, forecasters said. Barbados sustained winds of 33 miles per hour (mph); Grenada sustained winds of 23 mph; Tobago sustained winds of 14 mph, gusting to 32 mph; St. Lucia sustained winds of 29 mph, gusting to 40 mph; and Martinique sustained winds of 25 mph, gusting to 37 mph.
Fernanda has been churning in the open waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean since Wednesday, July 12.