A tropical storm watch has been issued for our Island as Hurricane Ignacio approaches. The path has moved more North and east of the Island but Ignacio will still be a hurricane as it passes and we should have some impact, although it should be less as we are on the west side of the storm. Ignacio is currently a cat 3 hurricane. We could feel the effects beginning Monday.
LOCATION...15.9N 146.5W
ABOUT 625 MI...1005 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 835 MI...1340 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...961 MB...28.38 INCHES
AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 146.5 WEST. IGNACIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE OUTER WINDS OF IGNACIO COULD AFFECT THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII BY EARLY MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IGNACIO IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST TODAY...FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WEAKENING ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES.
