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Tropical Storm Lala forecast and track: Storm expected to become hurricane

Potential Tropical Cyclone – Forecast Tracker (ABC News)

(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Lala continues to track through the central Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday.

As of 5 a.m. ET, Lala is moving west-northwest at 10 mph with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and is approximately 455 miles east-southeast of Hilo.

Hurricane warnings remain up for Hawaii County while tropical storm watches remain in place for Maui County, including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe.

Lala is forecasted to continue gradually strengthening Friday into Saturday as it makes a close approach to the Big Island early Saturday.

While the exact timing and intensity of the impacts are still uncertain and will ultimately depend on how close Lala tracks to the Hawaiian islands, heavy rain, strong winds and rough surf impacts are likely this weekend.

Heavy rainfall and gusty winds will begin to impact the Big Island Friday, bringing the possibility of life-threatening mudslides and landslides, especially across areas with steep terrain.

Lala is forecasted to bring rainfall of 8 to 12 inches across Maui and the Big Island, with the highest totals reaching up to 25 inches across the higher elevations of the Big Island. The remainder of the Hawaiian Islands are forecasted to receive 4 to 6 inches of rainfall.

Large and dangerous surf, especially on the Big Island, is also expected this weekend. The greatest impacts are expected along exposed windward and southern shores. The prolonged period of heavy surf may cause localized coastal flooding and significant beach erosion.

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Why freshmen at one high school give their mothers a goodbye kiss on their first day

▶ Watch Video: Here's the humiliating initiation ritual freshmen must go through at this Oklahoma high school For incoming freshmen at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it's hard to imagine a more mortifying first day.  All the seniors surround their cars and don't let them out until they do one specific thing: give their mothers a goodbye kiss. "We hold the car, we hold the car door, preventing it from opening," one senior Bishop Kelly student told CBS News. "It's like initiation, like, we all did it," said another. It can also be a father or a guardian. The point is that someone needs to be publicly thanked with a peck on the cheek.  All the freshmen know this is coming. In fact, it is now a 26-year school tradition.Before this, seniors still greeted the freshmen on day one. But back then the "welcome" was a little more biting. It was based more on pranks. That is, until the class of 2001 decided to be kinder while also making the newbies feel just a little bit uncomfortable."I wouldn't have wanted to kiss my mom as a freshman," said Sister Mary Hanah, the school's president. Sister Mary Hanah said she can relate to the reluctance, but she thinks that Biblical rule, to honor thy mother and father, made the top 10 list for a reason."And you know who the happiest people are in this whole thing? ... The mothers," Sister Mary Hanah said. "This is a big moment for them, especially if this is their first child or their last child."It is a rite of passage. Which is why at Bishop Kelley, they celebrate the milestone — that sweet, fleeting moment between a parent and child — with a couple hundred screaming seniors. "The moment you drive off after dropping them to school is when it hits you," said one parent.  Added another: "He gave me that kiss and I saw him leave and that meant I have to let go."
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