First Alert Forecast: Tracking a developing cyclone, severe conditions possible this weekend
Key Points:
- Moderate to locally breezy trade winds will persist through the next few days, gradually strengthening Thursday into Friday, with mostly dry conditions and occasional showers in windward and mauka areas.
- A developing cyclone is approaching Hawaii, potentially bringing severe weather over the weekend, including strong winds, heavy rain, and large life-threatening surf along east and southeast shores.
- Weather conditions will vary by island, so residents are advised to prepare for hazardous conditions through Sunday.
- A near advisory south swell begins today, followed by an east swell from the cyclone expected Friday, which may produce warning-level surf.