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    KNKR LIVE STREAM KOHALA RADIO LIVE STREAM

Weather

Wind Advisory

todayJuly 1, 2016

Background
Wind Advisory
Alert:
...WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL ISLANDS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... 
 
.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE ISLANDS WILL 
COMBINE WITH A VERY STABLE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY 
TRADE WINDS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM 
HST SATURDAY... 
 
* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 
 
* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH... 
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE 
SUMMIT OF HALEAKALA. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAIN 
RIDGES AND HIGH TERRAIN...AND DOWNSLOPE OF THE MOUNTAINS. 
 
* IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO 
BLOW AROUND...AND COULD RESULT IN DOWNED TREE BRANCHES. 
LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE 
VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT.
Instructions: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH… OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH…ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Target Area:
Big Island Interior
Big Island North and East

Written by: KNKR News