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Hurricane Watch Issued for Hawaii as Douglas Nears With Strong Winds, Heavy Rain, Coastal Flooding

At a Glance

Douglas is the first Eastern Pacific major hurricane of 2020.
Douglas will gradually weaken, but is still likely to strike Hawaii Sunday.
It may either be a tropical storm or low-end hurricane as it sweeps through.
Heavy rain, strong winds, coastal flooding and high surf are expected.
The exact track of Douglas will determine how much of the islands see the strongest winds.

Hurricane Douglas is forecast to sweep through Hawaii as a tropical storm or hurricane this weekend, where it could produce flash flooding, strong winds and pounding surf.

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Douglas a Late First East Pacific Hurricane

Douglas became the first hurricane of the Eastern Pacific season Wednesday, among the top five latest-forming first hurricanes for that basin in the satellite era - since the late 1960s - as noted by UNC-Charlotte graduate student Eric Webb.

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