BAY AREA (KTVU and wires) - Bay Area residents walked away with plenty of "frame worthy" photos from Tuesday night's sunset.
KTVU's Steve Paulson says the gorgeous sunset and sunrise was thanks to tropical clouds in the area. He says the clouds came from the hurricane that's approaching Big Island.
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center says a hurricane watch is in effect for the Big Island of Hawaii, warning major Hurricane Madeline could pass "dangerously close."
At 5 a.m. HST (11 a.m. EDT) Tuesday, Madeline was a powerful Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph). The center adds that the storm is centered about 445 miles (715 kilometers) east of Hilo, Hawaii, and moving west at 10 mph (17 kph).
The Center's advisory predicted the storm would pass near Hawaii's Big Island Wednesday and Wednesday night and residents could experience hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and high surf. But it added that some weakening is forecast through late Wednesday.