It could also produce gusty winds and perhaps localized damage. This site uses cookies to assist with navigation, analyse your use of our services, and provide content from third parties. Instead, shipping interests in the area should be aware of gusty winds, downpours and rough seas. Parts of Hawaii under hurricane watch as Lane approaches, New gas giant exoplanet discovered by NGTS survey, The magnetization dynamics of rare-earth metals and the role of ultrafast magnon generation, New evidence suggests it was matter ejected from the Chicxulub crater that led to impact winter, CXOGBS J175553.2-281633 is a cataclysmic variable, study finds, Plasmonic enhancement of stability and brightness in organic light-emitting devices, Southern California 4.6 quake at 06:39UTC about 20 miles from here, Carnian Pluvial Episode newly identified mass extinction event, Planetary collision that formed the Moon made life possible on Earth, Science X Daily and the Weekly Email Newsletter are free features that allow you to receive your favorite sci-tech news updates in your email inbox. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km). This more northwesterly track could take Douglas on a rare path toward the Hawaiian Islands by the beginning of next week. Click here to sign in with MODIS found the most powerful thunderstorms were in the eyewall, where temperatures were as cold as or colder than minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 56.6 Celsius). In addition, images from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite were used to generate an animated track of Douglas' movement and intensification over four days.

Douglas is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph (30 kph), and this motion is expected to continue for the next few days with a gradual decrease in forward speed and a slight turn toward the west. This document is subject to copyright. We do not guarantee individual replies due to extremely high volume of correspondence. or, by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1449240174198-2'); }); Meteorologists cautioned the hurricane's path could shift slightly and Douglas could still unload its destructive power on the islands of Oahu and Kauai. Lau said Douglas would have been a lot worse had its track been 20 or 30 miles (32 to 48 kilometers) to the south. People will have to wear face coverings to be admitted, and will have to wear them unless they are eating, drinking or sleeping. All rights reserved. Hurricane Douglas, 1st hurricane of 2020, has Hawaii on alert The Western Hemisphere was devoid of hurricanes since the 2020 tropical season kicked off …

Click here to sign in with Get weekly and/or daily updates delivered to your inbox. Your feedback will go directly to Science X editors. At 5 a.m. EDT (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Douglas was located near latitude 15.7 degrees north and longitude 140.3 degrees west. Maximum sustained winds are near 130 mph (215 kph) with higher gusts. Antonia Hall of Kihei in west Maui said the storm avoided her area, although she and others were prepared for the worst. Infrared data provides temperature information, and the strongest thunderstorms that reach high into the atmosphere have the coldest cloud top temperatures. Medical Xpress covers all medical research advances and health news, Tech Xplore covers the latest engineering, electronics and technology advances, Science X Network offers the most comprehensive sci-tech news coverage on the web.