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#60 LOWELL BECOMES A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE; THIS IS THE FINAL ADVISORY

Center 29.0N 169.9W, NW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 997 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

#59 LOWELL CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE OPEN CENTRAL PACIFIC

Center 29.0N 168.9W, NW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 995 mb · Moving W at 12 mph

#58 LOWELL REMAINS A BROAD TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES OVER THE OPEN CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN

Center 29.1N 167.7W, NW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 60 mph · Pressure 988 mb · Moving W at 15 mph

#57 SLIGHTLY STRONGER LOWELL ADVANCES WESTWARD OVER THE OPEN CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN

Center 29.2N 166.2W, NW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 65 mph · Pressure 993 mb · Moving W at 13 mph

#56 LOWELL TURNING WESTWARD AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS

Center 29.2N 165.1W, NW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 991 mb · Moving W at 14 mph

#55 LOWELL MOVING NORTHWESTWARD

Center 28.9N 163.7W, NNW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 60 mph · Pressure 987 mb · Moving NW at 14 mph

#54 LOWELL REMAINS A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES NORTH-NORTHWEST

Center 28.1N 162.3W, NNW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 60 mph · Pressure 985 mb · Moving NNW at 13 mph

#53 LOWELL WEAKENING AND MOVING AWAY FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Center 27.3N 161.5W, NNW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 65 mph · Pressure 981 mb · Moving N at 14 mph

#52 LOWELL WEAKENING; FLASH FLOODING THREAT REMAINS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY

Center 26.2N 161.1W, NNW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 70 mph · Pressure 978 mb · Moving N at 15 mph

#51 FLASH FLOODING THREAT REMAINS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS DUE TO LOWELL

Center 25.1N 160.8W, NNW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 75 mph · Pressure 979 mb · Moving N at 15 mph

#50 FLASH FLOODING IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS CONTINUES WITH LOWELL

Center 23.7N 160.7W, NW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 90 mph · Pressure 967 mb · Moving N at 18 mph

#49 HURRICANE LOWELL PASSING JUST WEST OF NIIHAU; DAMAGING WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL, AND POWERFUL WAVES IMPACTING KAUAI COUNTY

Center 21.9N 160.8W, W of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 110 mph · Pressure 963 mb · Moving NNE at 18 mph

#48 Corrected NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI EP122026 Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM HST Mon Sep 07 2026 Corrected rainfall statement in hazards section

Center 20.3N 161.3W, SW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 110 mph · Pressure 956 mb · Moving NNE at 18 mph

#47 FLASH FLOODING, DAMAGING WAVES, AND HIGH WINDS EXPECTED FROM LOWELL

Center 18.7N 161.8W, SW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 110 mph · Pressure 955 mb · Moving NNE at 17 mph

#46 TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR OAHU WITH LOWELL

Center 17.5N 162.6W, SW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 115 mph · Pressure 950 mb · Moving NNE at 14 mph

#45 Corrected NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI EP122026 Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM HST Sun Sep 06 2026 Corrected to remove Tropical Storm Warning;

Center 16.5N 163.2W, SW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 115 mph · Pressure 950 mb · Moving NNE at 10 mph

#44 HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR KAUAI AND NIIHAU

Center 15.9N 163.5W, SSW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 120 mph · Pressure 948 mb · Moving N at 9 mph

#43 LOWELL TURNS TO THE NORTH; TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON KAUAI AND NIIHAU BY LATE MONDAY

Center 15.2N 163.7W, SSW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 120 mph · Pressure 948 mb · Moving N at 6 mph

#42 TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR KAUAI AND NIIHAU

Center 14.7N 163.8W, SSW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 125 mph · Pressure 943 mb · Moving NNW at 6 mph

#41 LOWELL REMAINS A POWERFUL HURRICANE AS IT BEGINS TO TURN NORTHWARD

Center 14.1N 163.5W, SSW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 125 mph · Pressure 947 mb · Moving NW at 5 mph

#40 LOWELL MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD WITH A NORTHWARD TURN EXPECTED ON SUNDAY; WATCHES ISSUED FOR KAUAI COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT

Center 13.7N 163.4W, SSW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 130 mph · Pressure 942 mb · Moving WNW at 5 mph

#39 LOWELL TURNING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST; WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR KAUAI COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT LATER TODAY

Center 13.5N 163.1W, SSW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 145 mph · Pressure 936 mb · Moving WNW at 7 mph

#38 LOWELL FORECAST TO TURN NORTHWARD ON SUNDAY AND APPROACH THE WESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON MONDAY; INTERESTS IN HAWAII SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR LOWELL'S PROGRESS

Center 13.4N 162.6W, SSW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 150 mph · Pressure 931 mb · Moving W at 7 mph

#37 LOWELL WEAKENS SLIGHTLY AND IS NOW A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE; INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR ITS PROGRESS

Center 13.3N 161.9W, SSW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 155 mph · Pressure 925 mb · Moving W at 7 mph

#36 LOWELL REGAINS CATEGORY 5 STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON; INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR ITS PROGRESS

Center 13.3N 161.4W, SSW of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 160 mph · Pressure 922 mb · Moving W at 7 mph

#35 LOWELL IS A POWERFUL CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE; INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR ITS PROGRESS

Center 13.2N 160.7W, S of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 150 mph · Pressure 926 mb · Moving WSW at 7 mph

#34 AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND THAT LOWELL HAS QUICKLY STRENGTHENED

Center 13.3N 160.4W, S of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 150 mph · Pressure 930 mb · Moving W at 8 mph

#33 LOWELL REMAINS A MAJOR HURRICANE; INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR ITS PROGRESS

Center 13.3N 160.1W, S of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 125 mph · Pressure 947 mb · Moving W at 8 mph

#32 INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LOWELL

Center 13.4N 159.6W, S of Lihue Hawaii · Max winds 125 mph · Pressure 947 mb · Moving W at 9 mph

#31 LOWELL MOVING WESTWARD AS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE; INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LOWELL

Center 13.5N 158.9W, SSW of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 130 mph · Pressure 943 mb · Moving W at 9 mph

#30 LOWELL EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS; INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LOWELL

Center 13.6N 158.1W, SSW of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 140 mph · Pressure 945 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

#29 LOWELL EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS; INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LOWELL

Center 13.5N 157.2W, SSW of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 140 mph · Pressure 945 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

#28 LOWELL FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS

Center 13.3N 156.3W, S of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 145 mph · Pressure 941 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

#27 NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTS LOWELL IS NOW A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE; EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS

Center 13.3N 155.2W, S of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 155 mph · Pressure 933 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

#26 LOWELL RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE; EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS

Center 13.3N 154.3W, S of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 160 mph · Pressure 927 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

#25 LOWELL CONTINUES RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING; FORECAST TO BE A POWERFUL HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS

Center 13.4N 153.2W, SSE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 155 mph · Pressure 932 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

#24 LOWELL FORECAST TO BE A POWERFUL HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS

Center 13.5N 152.2W, SSE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 145 mph · Pressure 941 mb · Moving W at 12 mph

#23 LOWELL STRENGTHENING AND MOVING WESTWARD

Center 13.5N 151.2W, SSE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 130 mph · Pressure 953 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

Key messages

  1. Interests in the Hawaiian Islands should continue to closely monitor the progress of Hurricane Lowell.
#22 LOWELL RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING

Center 13.5N 150.7W, SE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 125 mph · Pressure 957 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

Key messages

  1. Interests in the Hawaiian Islands should continue to closely monitor the progress of Hurricane Lowell.
#21 LOWELL STRENGTHENING QUICKLY; FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON WEDNESDAY

Center 13.5N 150.3W, SE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 90 mph · Pressure 977 mb · Moving WNW at 10 mph

Key messages

  1. Interests in the Hawaiian Islands should continue to closely monitor the progress of Hurricane Lowell.
#20 LOWELL NOW A HURRICANE; FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO MAJOR HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Center 13.4N 149.4W, SE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 80 mph · Pressure 985 mb · Moving WNW at 12 mph

Key messages

  1. Interests in the Hawaiian Islands should continue to closely monitor the progress of Hurricane Lowell.
#19 LOWELL FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY

Center 13.1N 148.5W, SE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 70 mph · Pressure 993 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

Key messages

  1. Lowell is forecast to move generally westward to west-northwestward and could be in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands late this week or this weekend. Interests in Hawaii should monitor the progress of this storm.
#18 LOWELL FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE SOON AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY THEREAFTER

Center 13.0N 147.4W, SE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 70 mph · Pressure 993 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

Key messages

  1. Lowell is forecast to move generally westward to west-northwestward and could be in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands late this week or this weekend. Interests in Hawaii should monitor the progress of this storm.
#17 LOWELL FORECAST TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO

Center 12.9N 146.5W, SE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 65 mph · Pressure 995 mb · Moving W at 13 mph

Key messages

  1. Lowell is forecast to move generally westward and could be in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands late this week or this weekend. Interests in Hawaii should monitor the progress of this storm.
#16 LOWELL FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO

Center 12.8N 145.7W, SE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 65 mph · Pressure 995 mb · Moving W at 14 mph

Key messages

  1. Lowell is forecast to move generally westward and could be in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands late this week. Interests in Hawaii should monitor the progress of this storm.
#15 LOWELL STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY ON A WESTWARD TRACK

Center 13.0N 144.2W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 60 mph · Pressure 997 mb · Moving W at 12 mph

Key messages

  1. Lowell is forecast to move generally westward and could be in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands late this week. Interests in Hawaii should monitor the progress of this storm.
#14 LOWELL HOLDING STEADY ON A WESTWARD TRACK

Center 13.2N 143.3W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 999 mb · Moving W at 12 mph

#13 LOWELL MOVING WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY

Center 13.3N 141.8W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 999 mb · Moving W at 13 mph

#12 LOWELL CONTINUING WESTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC

Center 13.3N 140.4W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 1000 mb · Moving W at 13 mph

#11 LOWELL HOLDING STEADY ON A WESTWARD TRACK

Center 13.2N 139.1W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 1000 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

#10 LOWELL STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY

Center 13.2N 138.1W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 1001 mb · Moving W at 9 mph

#9 LOWELL JOGS A LITTLE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD

Center 13.2N 137.1W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 45 mph · Pressure 1003 mb · Moving WNW at 13 mph

#8 LOWELL MOVING WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH

Center 12.8N 135.7W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 45 mph · Pressure 1003 mb · Moving W at 8 mph

#7 LOWELL HOLDING STEADY

Center 12.6N 134.8W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 45 mph · Pressure 1003 mb · Moving W at 8 mph

#6 LOWELL HOLDING STEADY ON A WESTWARD TRACK

Center 12.5N 134.2W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 45 mph · Pressure 1003 mb · Moving W at 7 mph

#5 LOWELL STARTING ITS WESTWARD TURN

Center 12.5N 133.4W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 45 mph · Pressure 1003 mb · Moving NW at 5 mph

#4 LOWELL FORECAST TO TURN WESTWARD AND STRENGTHEN

Center 12.5N 132.8W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 45 mph · Pressure 1003 mb · Moving NNW at 5 mph

#3 LOWELL STRENGTHENS A LITTLE WHILE DRIFTING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD; FORECAST TO TURN WESTWARD AND CONTINUE STRENGTHENING

Center 11.7N 133.0W, ESE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 45 mph · Pressure 1003 mb · Moving ENE at 6 mph

#2 LOWELL DRIFTING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH

Center 11.4N 133.5W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 40 mph · Pressure 1004 mb · Moving ENE at 5 mph

#1 TROPICAL STORM LOWELL FORMS IN THE OPEN EASTERN PACIFIC

Center 11.3N 133.8W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 40 mph · Pressure 1006 mb · Moving ENE at 5 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center advisory archive (public domain).

Frequently asked questions

How strong was Hurricane Lowell?

Lowell peaked at 140 knots (161 mph) — Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum central pressure of 922 mb.

When was Hurricane Lowell active?

Lowell was a tracked system from 2026-08-27 to 2026-09-11 in the East Pacific basin.

Did Lowell make landfall?

No. Based on NHC advisories and its track, Lowell's center did not cross a coastline while it was a tropical cyclone.