• Published:September 3, 2015
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Ignacio will remain a tropical storm as it tracks northward through the weekend, maintaining a modest fetch and decent NNW swell for Hawaii and pushing out a decent WNW pulse of areas in Canada, the Pacific Northwest and Northern California.

The system should be a post-tropical cyclone by Monday as it curves to the northeast and moves into the higher latitudes, eventually tracking towards the Canadian coast.






Current Storm Status: As of 11AM HST on Friday, September 4th, Tropical Storm Ignacio is located at 34.1N 164.2W or 965 miles NNW of Honolulu, HI. Ignacio has maximum sustained winds of 60kts with a minimum central pressure of 983mb. The system is currently moving North (355 degrees) at 15kts.

Storm Forecast: Ignacio is expected to maintain strength or slowly weaken over the next couple of days as it tracks to the north. As it gains latitude it will encounter stronger westerlies which will turn the system to the east and push it towards the Pacific Northwest, into the Gulf of Alaska as it undergoes extra-tropical transition. 

Swell for Hawaii: Modest NW-NNW swell will continue for best northerly exposures of Hawaii through the weekend and even lingering the first half of next week. Swell will quickly weaken/fade thereafter. For more on local timing/size be sure to check the Surfline premium forecast for further details on this evolving storm.

Swell for Pacific Northwest/Canada:
As Ignacio turns to the east and undergoes extra-tropical transition it will likely send a medium to locally solid pulse of West trending WNW-NW swell to breaks in the Pacific Northwest/Canada around the middle of next week. North/Central California will see a modest to locally fun size share of this swell at that time. Check out the premium forecast for details. 

This will be the last update on Ignacio. 

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Seamus 09/04/2015 09:03 AM

Is it necessary to write in Pidgin?

A 09/03/2015 10:46 PM

Kealia was the best ever yesterday glassy 10++ island style huge barrels 5 people out at noon....who knows when we'll see it again

surfista 09/03/2015 04:21 PM   * PREMIUM MEMBER - Nickname

This is the weirdest storm activity I've ever seen. Multiple hurricanes in the middle of the pacific? One curving around becoming extra tropical right above Hawaii? Unprecendent (well maybe precedent, but I've never seen it) #elninoglobalwarming

Yo brahs 08/30/2015 06:45 PM

Neptune keep it down brahs We watching u from da acid drops..we all over brahs..

kushal kumar 08/30/2015 07:34 AM

This Vedic astrology writer predicted in June 2015 in article -" Total lunar eclipse of 28 September 2015 and world" - published in Summer 2015 issue of The Astrologer's Notebook, a quarterly print Newsletter from North Port, Florida as follows: " Second half of 2015 seems to be causing concern. Dangers from sea or in sea like strong storms or tsunamies could be likely in vulnerable regions. Some islands located near sea may need to take some precaution". Could it not have served a hint to the concerned? It is for readers to ponder over and decide.

Yo brah 08/29/2015 07:58 PM

Brah Ain't gonna one green leaf.left after dis. Pick em now Brahs goes for Kauai to brah... Good luck.

628SURFAH 08/28/2015 04:22 PM   * PREMIUM MEMBER - Nickname

YEEEHHEEEEEE King neptune. Its been huge on the east side fat tow ins at bowls!!!!!!!!!! Huge!!!! so glad its not being covered and were the only ones to watch! mahalo!

guydudebro 08/27/2015 06:53 AM   * PREMIUM MEMBER - Nickname

Question for the forecasters: this time last year all of these tropical hurricanes were traveling NNW, this year they're all traveling W to Hawaii, is this because all the warm water along the West Coast? Every time one pops up I get anxious thinking back to Marie, Lowell, and all the others last year but none of them this year have been swell producers for the West Coast... losing faith that we'll see similar activity as last year.

Editor reply:
In terms of Ignacio and Jimena, the systems have tracked west steered by the subtropical high. We're just approaching the climatological peak of the ENP hurricane season, so don't lose all hope just yet. That said, we do not suggest hoping for a Marie every time a cyclone develops in the ENP, even in an El Niño year.

king Neptune 08/26/2015 11:59 PM

Brah ,. you have no idea!?!? eases sia on fiyah. Tow ins only! watch out for shark. raining 2 inches an hour inland ... when in doubt ? find mo chicks!!! hahahaha cheeehuuu!

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