CNN By Judson Jones, Derek Van Dam and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Meteorologists 7/23/2020
Douglas has rapidly intensified into a Category 3 hurricane on Thursday with wind speeds of 120 mph.
"The Hawaiian Islands should monitor the progress of Douglas," the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
The storm is over 1,000 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, but is moving west-northwest toward the island chain.
The forecast track from the NHC has the storm approaching the islands on Sunday.
The storm is forecast to continue to strengthen today but expected to start weakening by Friday.
"Douglas is expected to be at or near hurricane intensity as it approaches the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday," the NHC says.
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