Strong winds were blowing across Hawaii on Friday as the islands saw drought conditions that could lead to quick fire spread.

Hurricane Iona was expected to move westward and does not pose any land threat to the Hawaiian Islands, forecasters said.

Hurricane Iona is one of two major weather systems in the central Pacific Ocean. In its latest advisory, the Miami-based U.S.

Andrew Austin-Adler, a student meteorologist specializing in tropical cyclones, said on X: "Strongest CPAC hurricane since ...

Iona strengthens to Category 3 hurricane in central Pacific off southern Hawaii.

The parade of tropical activity south of Hawaii is ironically enhancing the risk of wildfires across the Aloha State Friday ...

Tropical Storm Iona continued racing west across the Central Pacific early today while Tropical Storm Gil strengthened far to ...

Tropical Storm Keli, meanwhile, was located about 795 miles southeast of Honolulu with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph ...

Expect breezy trades, scattered showers, and increasing surf this week. No tropical storms currently threaten Hawaii.