Forecasters warn Lowell could be near major hurricane strength as it moves close to the western Hawaiian Islands next week.

Major Category 5 Hurricane Lowell is generally maintaining its westward tracking, but its future track, indicating a northward turn come this weekend, is putting Hawaii on high alert for potential direct impacts.

A NEW satellite image has revealed three huge storms swirling across the Pacific Ocean as a US state remains on high alert for Hurricane Lowell. Hurricane Lowell is keeping forecasters on their

Powerful Hurricane Lowell is forecast to turn sharply toward Hawaii, threatening dangerous surf, flooding, heavy rain and strong winds around Labor Day.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - State and county emergency crews are actively mobilizing personnel and heavy equipment across the islands as Hurricane Lowell threatens a northward turn toward the state. The system underwent rapid intensification Friday morning, restrengthening into a category 4 storm with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour.

The Central Pacific Hurricane Center provided greater insight on the path of Lowell saying a sharp turn to the north or north-northeast with a gradual increase in forward speed, will bring the system close to the westernmost Hawaiian Islands on Monday and Monday night.

: 11:20 a.m. Hurricane Lowell began its predicted turn toward the western main Hawaiian islands this morning and remains a powerful Category 4 cyclone hundreds of miles southwest of the state.