HONOLULU, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The 75 miles per hour winds of Pacific Hurricane Jimena are expected to pass 45 miles south of Ka'u, Hawaii Monday morning.
The first hurricane of the season to approach the Islands, Jimena's center had been moving over the weekend toward a point south of the Big Island's South Point. Updated hurricane watch and tropical storm warning advisories late Sunday had the storm 25 miles closer to South Point than had been expected Saturday, the Honolulu Advertiser said.
High winds, heavy rain as well as surf and flash flooding are expected on the Big Island's east and southeast facing shores as Jimena's edges pass over, said meteorologist Norman Hui of the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Jimena is expected to stay clear of other islands in the chain.
At Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, rangers relocated about a dozen campers at the Namakani Paio Campground for fear they might be injured by winds or falling debris from the park's stands of eucalyptus.
