Pete Caggiano

Lowell, a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to pass near Western Hawaiian Islands early next week.

Lowell, a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to pass near Western Hawaiian Islands early next week.

Tropical Storm Lowell is tracking westward toward the Central Pacific. The storm is about 1,470 miles east-southeast of Hilo with winds of 45 mph and is moving west at around

Some computer models are raising concerns about Tropical Storm Lowell, while others keep it well south of Hawaii.

Tropical Storm Lala is moving west-northwest away from the Big Island, but life-threatening flooding and gusty winds continue across Hawaii. Oahu is seeing heavy rain and stronger winds Sunday morning,

The National Hurricane Center has issued Potential Tropical Cyclone One-C Advisory; the system is expected to become a Tropical Storm by Thursday.

What will likely become Tropical Storm Lala is forecast to pass near Hawaii this weekend. Wind, rain and surf impacts will all be possible depending on the eventual path.

It looks increasingly likely that what will become Lala will finally develop Wednesday or early Thursday. The system could start out as a Tropical Depression before gaining tropical storm strength.

Tropical moisture brings scattered showers to windward Maui and the Bigi Island on Sunday and the rest of the state on Monday.

Tropical moisture brings scattered showers to windward spots of the Big Island late Saturday/Sunday and the rest of the state Monday. A tropical low could develop south of the islands