Hurricane Nolo rapidly intensified into a Category 3 storm on Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph), far west of Hawaii's main islands, the US National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm warning covers part of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (a vast, remote protected area of atolls, islands and coral reefs in the northwestern Hawaiian chain), where large surf is expected to flood low-lying atolls, but no populated islands are threatened. Nolo, which skirted Hawaii a week earlier and briefly weakened to a tropical storm, is forecast to cross the international date line on Sunday.
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Hurricane Nolo strengthens to Category 3 in remote Pacific[Updated]
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Nolo became Typhoon Nolo on Sunday as it crossed the international date line, though it remained as strong as before, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph), the National Hurricane Center said in its final advisory on the storm. The system was about 395 miles (640 km) west-southwest of Lisianski Island, moving west at 17 mph (28 kph). "The good news is there's a large, vast ocean, so even though it is still going to be strong, it's not near any land," said John Cangialosi, a senior hurricane specialist with the center.
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