UPDATED 2:45 p.m.

Gov. Josh Green has signed an emergency proclamation covering the entire state to support preparations for and potential impacts from Hurricane Lowell, Hurricane Karina, Tropical Storm Marie and any additional storms that could affect Hawaii.

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As part of the state’s preparations, six high-water vehicles are being sent to Kauai, and Hawaii National Guard members will be activated in advance of potential storm impacts.

The proclamation allows state and county agencies to mobilize personnel, equipment and resources more quickly as Hawaii continues recovering from Tropical Cyclone Lala, according to a press release from Green’s office.

“Our state is still recovering from Lala, and we are not waiting for another storm to get close before preparing,” Green said in a statement. “This proclamation gives our agencies and counties the flexibility to move people, equipment and resources quickly so we can protect communities across every island. We encourage everyone to remain prepared and continue following official weather updates.”

The proclamation authorizes the activation of Hawaii National Guard; activates the Major Disaster Fund and suspends the normal $10 million spending limit for a single emergency; directs state agencies to provide personnel, materials, equipment and facilities needed for emergency operations; allows public property to be used for preparation, response and recovery activities; authorizes measures to protect utilities and other critical infrastructure; and temporarily streamlines procurement, contracting, budgeting, hiring, permitting and repair processes when normal requirements would delay emergency work.

The proclamation does not order evacuations, impose a curfew or close schools, businesses, or government offices. “Any such actions would be announced separately by the appropriate state or county authorities,” according to the press release.

The emergency relief period began immediately upon issuance of the proclamation and will continue through Nov. 1 unless terminated or superseded by a separate proclamation.

PREVIOUSLY

Category-4 Hurricane Lowell is forecast to remain as a powerful hurricane as it approaches near the westernmost main Hawaiian Islands late Monday, bringing high winds, heavy rainfall and storm surges to portions of the state early next week.

“Lowell is moving over very warm waters with high oceanic heat content, and the environmental and oceanic conditions appear favorable for Lowell to maintain its intensity or strengthen slightly during the next several days,” forecasters said. “Although it has experienced a bit more easterly shear than expected today, the hurricane has been resilient.”

At about 11 a.m. today, Lowell was located about 465 miles south-southwest of Hilo and about 585 miles south of Lihue.

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Lowell maintained maximum sustained winds of 140 mph with higher gusts and was moving west near 10 mph. The hurricane is expected to continue in this general motion with a gradual decrease in forward speed over the next couple of days then turn toward the northwest and north this weekend. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles from the center, while tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles.

“A gradually slower westward motion is expected during the next couple of days,” according to the forecast. “Then, a mid- to upper-level trough over the northern Pacific is forecast to dig southward and erode the steering ridge. As a result, Lowell is predicted to turn sharply toward the north or north-northeast this weekend, and then accelerate northward early next week. This track should bring the center of Lowell near or just west of the westernmost main Hawaiian Islands late Monday into early Tuesday.”

Farther east of the Hawaii, Hurricane Karina has weakened as it moves westward.

At about 11 a.m. today, Karina was located about 1,135 miles east of Hilo, carrying decreased maximum sustained winds of 105 mph while moving west at 10 mph. Karina is forecast to turn west-northwestward over the next couple of days.

Karina is expected to continue weakening over the next 48 hours, but will remain a hurricane within the next day or two. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles from the center, while tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles.

“Another complicating factor for Karina’s track is for it to potentially interact with Lowell early next week, which may pull Karina a bit more westward than the last advisory had suggested,” according to the forecast. “Global models seem to hint at this possibility, so the latest official track forecast reflects a slight westward shift, however Karina is not expected to be a threat to the main Hawaiian Islands.”

Karina is forecast to become a post-tropical system by Monday before dissipating.

Off the coast of Mexico, Hurricane Marie was moving westward near 9 mph and expected to continue in a west to west-northwestward motion through this weekend.

At about 11 a.m. today, Marie was located about 440 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, carrying maximum sustained winds of 90 mph with higher gusts. Marie is forecast to grow stronger within the next day or so then gradually weaken this weekend. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to to 45 miles from the center, while tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles.

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