Lowell Forecast Lounge: Hawaii Threat

Above: True Color Visible of Lowell (left) and Karina (right) on August 31, 2026 at 1910UTC

Two powerful tropical cyclones presently in the Eastern Pacific, both heading generally west, may draw close enough to each other to help tug one or both closer to the Hawaiian islands in the extended range. Several models keep picking up on this signal, with the bulk of those that do place Hawaii at risk pointing towards Lowell as having the greater risk of being pulled up towards or over the islands - also benefiting from response to steering that may already be in place. Even if a direct hit does not occur from one or both of these tropical cyclones, passage may come close enough to once again bring inclement weather to the great state of Hawaii, and so we are starting a Forecast Lounge at this time for both cyclones, Lowell and Karina, until such a time, if there is one, that one of these two becomes a clear threat.

Recon has already been tasked

9/2/26 9PM HST Lowell has become a potentially very serious threat to Hawaii and have opted to turn this into a full Lounge (like we have for Atlantic systems). The island is still cleaning up and recovering after the direct hit from powerful Hurricane Lala. Lowell has modeling that supports landfall as intense as Major. Interests in the great state of Hawaii may want to begin following along and taking some initial preparedness now, before any rushes begin, if they do. We will need to closely monitor how far east it gets before it begins tracking north.
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