The crucial, existential question of the day for Hawaii is.....DID HURRICANE NOLO MAKE THAT EXPECTED 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN TO THE WEST EARLY THIS MORNING? Well, the local Star Advertiser early this morning did not say yes. Hurricane Nolo was parked south of South Point this morning with its outer bands of rain continuing to hit parts of Hawaii island but forecasters expect it to start moving west soon, avoiding a direct landfall. As of 5 a.m., Nolo was a strong Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and was stationary, centered 145 miles south of South Point and 345 miles south-southeast of Honolulu, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Nolo is a relatively compact cyclone with hurricane-force winds of 74 mph or more extending up to 45 miles from the center and tropical storm-force winds of 39 mph or more extending up to 140 miles. So we will not know for sure until later this morning. Here is the expected path of the eye. According to Google AI:...
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