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Latest report:
Hurricane headed for Hawaii
From correspondents in Honolulu
September 1, 2003
HURRICANE Jimena plowed across the Pacific with 137 kph wind Sunday, heading for a glancing blow on Hawaii's largest island with high wind, strong surf and heavy rain.
The hurricane, about 345 kilometers southeast of Hilo at 1200 AEST today, was moving westward at 27 kph, the National Weather Service said. The hurricane was slated to pass about 80 kilometers offshore from South Point, the southern tip of the state, sometime Monday morning.
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center posted a hurricane watch for Hawaii, the state's biggest and southernmost island, and a high surf warning was issued for the southern coast of Maui. A flash flood watch and tropical storm warning were also in effect on the Big Island.
Wind of 64 kph , with gusts to 96 kph, was expected along the coast late Sunday along with up to 15 centimeters of rain.
Surf was expected to reach as high as 15 feet (4.5 meters) along Hawaii's eastern and southeastern beaches late Sunday and Monday, the hurricane center said.
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