2025 Hurricane Season

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For a more nuanced view of temps around the islands here's NOAA's close up view of the area around the state..

In summary, the sea temperatures east of Hawaii don't seem capable of sustaining major hurricanes arriving from the East Pacific.

Not exactly.    Here's the Puna weatherman's early morning update. He's living in New York at this time:

  "Current runs of both the GFS and the ECMWF show a worst case scenario for us with conditions similar to Iselle for much of our island. The storm is still a week away and the track could change significantly in that time... but it is certainly a risk worth addressing over the week ahead."