Hurricane Norman expected to maintain its strength during the next few days
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Maintaining its strength this morning on August 30,2018, Hurricane Norman continued on track toward the Hawaiian Islands from the Eastern Pacific and remains a category 4 hurricane
With maximum sustained winds of 150 mph and heading west at 8 mph, Norman was located about 2,325 miles east of Hilo, and 2,510 miles east-southeast of Honolulu, according to the National Hurricane Center.
A west-southwestward motion is forecast to begin Thursday and continue through Friday. However, a turn back toward the west and west-northwest is expected over the weekend.
Some strengthening is possible on Thursday tonight and early Friday. Although gradual weakening is anticipated to begin by Friday night or Saturday. However, Norman is expected to remain a very powerful hurricane during the next few days.