Hurricane Lowell is on final approach to the waters just west of the main Hawaiian Islands. The center of the storm should miss Niihau, a small island just west of Kauai, by 100 miles or so. That means the worst of the weather – the core of the storm – should stay offshore. But Niihau looks likely to experience some hurricane force winds. On Kauai, the winds will be especially strong around the mountains and the higher elevations. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Kauai