According to the latest storm and tropical depression news from HawaiiNewsNow on August 5, the storm season is progressing positively in the eastern Pacific basin. The US National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring three tropical storms in this area.
National Hurricane Center forecasters monitor tropical storms Carlotta and Daniel along with newly formed storm Emilia.
Tropical depression strengthened into the latest storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean Emilia from the afternoon of August 4.
The latest storm forecast from the US National Hurricane Center says that there are currently no storms capable of directly impacting the islands in Hawaii, USA.
At 5:00 p.m. on August 4, storm Carlotta was about 3,000 km from Hilo island in the Hawaiian archipelago. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 80 km/h and is moving west-northwest at a speed of 15 km/h. It is forecast that Typhoon Carlotta - the No. 3 storm in the Eastern Pacific this year - will weaken into a tropical depression on August 6 and gradually dissipate.
Meanwhile, Storm No. 4 Daniel is centered about 2,700 km east of Hilo. Storm No. 4 is moving northeast at a speed of 15 km/h and maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h. It is forecasted that Daniel will weaken into a low pressure on August 6.
Meanwhile, the latest storm Emilia is located closest to land in the eastern Pacific Ocean . Storm No. 5 has its center nearly 950 km south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. The storm has the strongest wind speed of 65 km/h and moves at a speed of 8 km/h.
HawaiiNewsNow's latest storm bulletin notes that Hurricane Emilia has many interesting factors to monitor because storm forecast models see storm No. 5 expected to come into contact with Invest 96E - a larger low pressure area - in the East. A new major depression may cause Storm Emilia to dissipate.
Another scenario noted by storm forecasters is that Emilia could potentially merge with Invest 96E if this depression strengthens into tropical storm Fabio. At that time, the two storms will merge and move to the west of the Pacific Ocean with greater intensity.
