Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami expect Tropical Storm Gil to weaken to a post-tropical remnant low Sunday, and Tropical Depression Eight-E to strengthen to Tropical Storm Henriette.
At 11 p.m. Saturday, Tropical Storm Gil was located about 1,360 miles east-southeast of Hilo and moving west-southwest at 9 miles per hour. Forecasters said this motion should continue through Monday. It had maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour with higher gusts.
At the same time, Tropical Depression Eight-E was located about 1,245 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and moving west at 9 miles per hour. This general motion is expected to continue through Sunday, followed by a turn to the west-northwest Monday, according to forecasters. It had maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour with higher gusts.
“It now looks like Gil will have no impact on Hawaii’s weather,” KITV4 chief meteorologist Justin Fujioka said. “Eight-E is the bigger concern now and bears watching, but it is still way to early how or if it will affect us.”

Photo: Screenshot Sunday 11 a.m. from NOAA. (National Hurricane Center
—Chad Blair
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