HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Walaka formed south of Hawaii and was moving west at 15 mph on Saturday, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.
HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Walaka formed south of Hawaii and was moving west at 15 mph on Saturday, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.
As of 5 p.m., Walaka was about 735 south of Lihue and 705 miles south of Honolulu. It had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
“Walaka is forecast to become a hurricane by Sunday, and along the forecast track, hurricane conditions could be experienced on Johnston Island as early as Monday night,” the forecast said.
The storm is expected to strengthen over the coming days before weakening by Wednesday.
