Tropical systems crowd Pacific as Iona, Keli fade south of Hawaii but new storms hot on heels
What was Hurricane Iona, hundreds of miles south of Hawaii, weakened into a tropical storm on Wednesday afternoon after reaching major hurricane status earlier this week.
Iona, Keli fading in Pacific as eyes go to new development areas
As Iona and Keli die off in the Pacific Ocean, there are still things to watch in the area. Three other areas to watch are actively being monitored for possibility of tropical development.
HONOLULU – The Pacific Ocean is teaming with tropical activity as forecasters track two named systems and a few other disturbances that could get their own names this week.
What was Hurricane Iona, hundreds of miles south of Hawaii, weakened into a tropical storm on Wednesday afternoon after reaching major hurricane status earlier this week.
Tropical Storm Keli, following in Iona’s footsteps, was also demoted Wednesday afternoon, now just an open wave.
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While Hawaii will likely see some increased wave action from these systems churning up the seas, no major impacts are expected on the islands.
Forecasters are also monitoring at least three other areas. Invest 92C, located on the heels of Keli's remnants, and another unnamed area to watch closest to Mexico both have medium chances of development over the coming days.
Invest 99E has a high probability of development in the next two days and could soon become Tropical Storm Gil.
As for the Atlantic, there are signs that activity will pick up in August.