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Weather

Wind Advisory

todayOctober 21, 2016

Background
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... 
 
.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ISLANDS WILL RESULT IN WINDY 
NORTHEAST TRADES THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ALOHA 
STATE. THE WINDIEST WEATHER ON THE BIG ISLAND WILL BE CONFINED TO 
THE KOHALA MOUNTAINS AND AREAS DOWNWIND OF THESE MOUNTAINS...AS 
WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR SOUTH POINT AND SOUTH OF VOLCANO. THIS DOES 
NOT INCLUDE THE CITY OF HILO. ON MAUI...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL 
BE CONFINED TO THE MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY INCLUDING THE CITY OF 
KAHULUI...AND LEEWARD LOCATIONS DOWNWIND OF THE WEST MAUI 
MOUNTAINS. WINDY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE ISLANDS OF 
LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE AS WELL. 
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM HST THIS EVENING... 
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND 
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM HST THIS EVENING. 
 
* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. 
 
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS 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 North and East
Kahoolawe
Kohala

Written by: KNKR News