Posted on October 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

Hawaii will still face some hazards this weekend from Ana, despite escaping a direct hit.

Ana has taken a turn to the northwest, but the center will stay south of Hawaii, while roughly taking a path parallel to the island chain.

According to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski, “The center of Ana will pass more than 100 miles to the south of Honolulu on Saturday.”

Ana will be near maximum strength on Saturday, which is a Category 1 hurricane.

“The tropical cyclone will start to experience strong upper-level winds this weekend and this will disrupt the intensifying process,” Kottlowski added.

Ana may slip back to tropical storm status before the end of the weekend.

The current forecast track will keep the strongest and most destructive winds offshore. The same cannot be said for other impacts, which will spread across Hawaii in an east-to-west fashion through Sunday.

Bursts of heavy rain and brief gusty winds to 40 mph will rotate across the island chain. Any power outages would be very sporadic and isolated. Similarly, any flooding and mudslides will tend to be localized.

However, seas will remain rough and dangerous for novice boarders, boaters and bathers around much of the islands through the weekend.

The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center expects that turn to be gradual with an area of high pressure preventing the hurricane from curving onto or through the islands.

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