UPDATE: 11 p.m.

Hurricane Dora remained a powerful hurricane far southeast of Hawaii this evening.

Dora, with winds at 140 mph, is 975 miles southeast of Honolulu and 1,575 miles east of Johnston Island. Dora continued its westward track at 23 mph.

Some slow and gradual weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours.

4:47 p.m.

Dora continues heading west in the Central Pacific Basin as a major hurricane as it is on track to travel south of the Hawaiian Islands.

Just before 5 p.m., Dora was located about 890 miles east-southeast of South Point Hawaii and about 1,725 miles east of Johnston Island. Dora was packing maximum sustained winds of 140 mph with higher gusts and moving west at 22 mph.

Minor fluctuations in intensity are possible during the day with gradual weakening.

“Very little change in the track forecast as models continue to be very tightly clustered through the week. Dora will move to the west along the southern edge of the ridge to the north, passing well south of Hawaii over the next several days,” Central Pacific Hurricane Center forecasters said.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles.

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

11 a.m.

Dora remains a Category 4 hurricane as it moves westward in the Central Pacific Basin.

Dora is expected to weaken in intensity over the next several days as it travels over warm water and far south of the Hawaiian Islands.

As of 11 a.m. today, Dora was moving west near 22 mph and expected to continue in that motion over the next several days.

Dora was still packing maximum sustained winds of 140 mph with higher gusts and located about 1,000 miles east-southeast of South Point Hawaii, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles.

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

The next forecast update is expected at 5 p.m.

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Category 4 Hurricane Dora has reached the Central Pacific Basin, but forecasters expect it to move far south of the Hawaiian Islands.

As of 5 a.m. today, Dora was packing maximum sustained winds of 140 mph with higher gusts and located about 1,115 miles east-southeast of South Point Hawaii and about 2,095 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.

“The track forecast is more straightforward. A ridge to the north of Dora will steer the hurricane westward at a similar speed for the next several days, keeping it well south of Hawaii,” National Hurricane Center in Miami forecasters said.

Dora, which was moving west at 21 mph, is forecast to continue moving westward across the central Pacific Basin over the next several days.

Fluctuations in intensity are possible over the next few days and are expected to gradually weaken by the middle of the week.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles.

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.