Flood advisory just issued for East Side of Island…rain is falling there from Honokaa to Volcano at more than 2 inches per hour
SUMMARY OF 200 PM HST…0000 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…15.6N 156.4W
ABOUT 275 MI…445 KM S OF KAILUA-KONA HAWAII
ABOUT 400 MI…645 KM SSE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…150 MPH…240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 8 MPH
At 200 PM HST (0000 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Lane was located near
latitude 15.6 North, longitude 156.4 West. Lane is moving toward the
west-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h). A gradual turn toward the
northwest is expected today and tonight, followed by a more
northward motion on Thursday. A turn back toward the west is
expected on Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Lane will
move very close to or over the main Hawaiian Islands from Thursday
through Saturday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 150 mph (240 km/h) with higher
gusts. Lane is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. A steady weakening trend is forecast to begin
today, but Lane is expected to remain a dangerous hurricane as it
approaches the islands.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from
the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140
miles