A hurricane watch is now active for the largest landmass in the Hawaii chain. Tropical Storm Nolo is forecast to rapidly intensify into a Category 3 hurricane by the time it makes landfall on the Big Island early Saturday.

The system formed in the Central Pacific and is projected to track across the island before shifting its path westward and returning to the open ocean. Officials are monitoring the storm's movement and potential for rapid intensification as it approaches the archipelago.