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Hurricane Dora approaches western Pacific after a more than 4,000-mile trek
The Category 4 hurricane passed to the south of the islands by over 500 miles, but in combination with a high-pressure system to the north, caused stiff winds which fanned deadly brush fires.
El Nino weather pattern expected to continue to allow Pacific to crank out tropical cyclones
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking Hurricane Dora and several disturbances across the Pacific Ocean.
Hurricane Dora continues to trek westward in the open Pacific Ocean after a historic run that was partly responsible for a series of fires that broke out in Hawaii.
The Category 4 hurricane passed to the south of the islands by over 500 miles, but in combination with a high-pressure system to the north, caused stiff winds which fanned deadly brush fires.
The cyclone is located over 1,200 miles to the southwest of Hawaii and over the next week it'll only be a concern to marine interests.
BEFORE-AND-AFTER SATELLITE IMAGES OF MAUI AFTER DEADLY WIND-DRIVEN BRUSH FIRES
The latest update from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center showed the Category 3 hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph and was moving west-northwest at 20 mph.
(FOX Weather)
On the forecast path, Dora will continue to head in a west-northwest to northwesterly heading and could weaken below hurricane status next week.
When the hurricane passes the international date line, it will have traveled through three regions of the Pacific Ocean - a rare feat for any storm.
It would become the second Dora-named storm to accomplish the trek– an occasion that has only been done less than a dozen times in modern hurricane history. Hurricane Dora in 1999 also made the trek from the eastern Pacific Ocean all the way into the western part of the basin.
(FOX Weather)
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