Hawai'i County Civil Defense officials, who completed a flyover Thursday morning, say it has advanced northeast approximately 400 yards since Wednesday as it continues to move through the upper northwest corner of the Kaohe Homesteads subdivision across vacant forested parcels. Officials say it appears the flow will likely bypass any homes or structures in the neighborhood as it progresses downslope. According to officials, the leading edge or front of the flow is now 50 yards wide. USGS geologists say the lava flow rate has picked up and is now moving approximately 960 ft/day through thick forest. It is now 1.7 miles upslope from Apa'a Street and about 2.3 miles from Pahoa Village Road. Based on USGS assessments, geologists are projceting it could hit Apa'a Street in nine days and Pahoa within 13 days as it makes its way downslope to Highway 130.