official data
Powerful hurricane still aimed near Hawaii — Kauai watches likely later today
At 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC) Saturday 5 September 2026, CPHC/NHC Public Advisory 39 places Hurricane Lowell near 13.5N 163.1W, about 635 miles south-southwest of Lihue, moving west-northwest near 7 mph. Maximum sustained winds 145 mph; estimated minimum central pressure 936 mb; Category 4. Watches will likely be required for Kauai County and portions of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument later today. No coastal watches/warnings in effect at advisory time. Intensity/track beyond this product = see live NHC HUD.
Key facts
- Advisory
- 39 · EP122026 · 2100 UTC Sat 5 Sep 2026
- Center
- 13.5N, 163.1W
- Winds / pressure
- 145 mph (Cat 4) · 936 mb
- Watches
- None in effect; Kauai County + Monument watches likely later Sat
- Live
- See live NHC HUD
Note
Primary: NWS CPHC Honolulu / NHC Miami — Hurricane Lowell Advisory Number 39.
What it is not: a Hawaii landfall declaration; Cat 5 on this advisory; a duplicate of Adv 36/38.
Why it matters
Board step from Adv 38: Kauai/Monument watch-likely language explicit while intensity sits Cat 4. Not a landfall call.
Sources
Official data. Live values go to the HUD / source product.