Wind Advisory
Alert:
…GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY…
.NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY ACROSS THE STATE AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT AND MONDAY WHILE GRADUALLY VEERING TO THE NORTHEAST.
THESE WINDS WILL ACCELERATE OVER TERRAIN AND DOWN THE LEE SLOPES
OF MOST ISLANDS. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE BIG ISLAND
SUMMITS TODAY.
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM HST MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM HST MONDAY.
* WINDS…NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE
LEEWARD KOHALA AREA AND IN THE WAIMEA TO KAWAIHAE CORRIDOR.
* TIMING…WINDS INCREASING BY MIDDAY TODAY…THEN CONTINUING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS…
ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL OR WEAKENED TREE
BRANCHES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN…AND UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE
BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS.
Instructions: RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. 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
Kohala