At 5 p.m. Sunday, Jimena was about 1,525 miles east of Hilo moving west-northwest at 16 mph.

The Maui News reports that (http://bit.ly/1UfyDAx ) this is far enough that no tropical storm force winds will reach the islands. He says Hurricane Ignacio is expected to become a tropical storm by Tuesday. But he said there is still reason for concern because Kauai is within the forecasted cone of uncertainty and the system could move inland.

“We urge the public to take the time to prepare for the potential impacts of these storms”, said Coralie Chun Matayoshi, CEO of the Hawaii Red Cross.

A coastal storm watch could be issued for the Hawaiian islands early on Saturday, the center said. Leeward spots are expected to be partly cloudy in the morning then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon.

This piles on to what has already been a record hurricane season in the central Pacific basin. It is expected to pass north of Hawaii in the coming week, but forecasters warn that there is still uncertainty about the storm’s path. “Ignacio is a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale”. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 130 miles per hour (215 kph) with higher gusts.

Jimena’s heading has been a bit more westerly since the previous advisory, but a longer-term average motion estimate is 290/14.

The hurricane continues to maintain a large circular eye that has warmed slightly, surrounded by a almost uniform ring of deep convection. Kilo (left), Ignacio (center) and Jimena (right).

According to the U.S. Weather Channel, this is the first time in the history that three hurricanes are approaching at the same time have been captured by a satellite.

What you see above is floater imagery from the National Hurricane Center.