FOX Weather Meteorologist Bayne Froney breaks down Hurricane Fausto as it tracks toward Hawaii. Although the storm has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane, it is still expected to bring impacts to the Hawaiian Islands, including dangerous surf and rough marine conditions as it approaches
HAWAII – Hurricane Fausto is churning towards Hawaii, and while the Category 1 storm won’t make landfall on the Pacific Ocean island chain, that doesn’t mean they won’t feel the impacts from the storm.
After peaking as a Category 2 hurricane, Fausto is gradually weakening as it continues westward, with the storm’s core forecast to pass well north of the Hawaiian Islands while its outer impacts brush the state.
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According to the FOX Forecast Center, forecasts continue to show Fausto tracking north of the Hawaiian Islands on Tuesday into Wednesday, by then as a weakening tropical storm.
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As of the latest advisory, Hurricane Fausto was located about 825 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, moving west at 14 mph with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph and a minimum central pressure of 984 mb.
Fausto continues to weaken on its western trek towards Hawaii.
Forecasters expect the hurricane to continue on a general west to west-northwest track over the next several days while gradually weakening.
The system is expected to make its closest approach to Oahu and Kauai on Wednesday, though it will be considerably weaker by then.
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FOX Weather Senior Correspondent Robert Ray will report live from Hawaii on Tuesday as Hurricane Fausto approaches the islands, bringing viewers the latest conditions and storm impacts from the Aloha State.
Hurricane Fausto’s first impacts on Hawaii are expected to come in the form of dangerous surf.
Swells will build along east-facing shores through Tuesday, with waves as high as 15 feet possible in some locations.
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Despite its approach, Hurricane Fausto is not expected to pose a major threat to Hawaii. Aside from increasing surf and dangerous rip currents, little rainfall is forecast as the storm remains well offshore.
