WINDS... GUSTS TO 60 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN MEASURED NEAR THE KOHALA MOUNTAINS UPSLOPE FROM KAWAIHAE. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED NEAR KAMUELA...KAWAIHAE...WAIKOLOA...AND SOUTH POINT. IN SOME AREAS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO HAVE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN... THROUGH PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. WINDS […]
SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.2N 141.2W ABOUT 915 MI...1470 KM E OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 1105 MI...1780 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 INCHES DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ At 500 PM HST (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lester was located near latitude 18.2 North, longitude 141.2 West. Lester […]
SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.0N 155.1W ABOUT 115 MI...190 KM S OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 290 MI...470 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 250 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H At 500 PM HST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Madeline was located near latitude 18.0 North, longitude 155.1 West. Madeline is moving toward the west-southwest near 12 mph (19 […]
AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF LOCATIONS WITHIN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOLOKAI...LANAI... KAHOOLAWE...MAUI...AND THE BIG ISLAND. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF […]
Hurricane Warning cancelled for Big Island, Tropical Storm Warning issued! At 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Madeline was located near latitude 18.6 North, longitude 154.2 West. Madeline is moving toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h). This general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Steady weakening is forecast […]
500 AM HST WED AUG 31 2016 ...MADELINE WEAKENS AS IT DRAWS CLOSER TO HAWAII... ...STILL A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE... SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.9N 153.1W ABOUT 140 MI...230 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 355 MI...565 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES At 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), […]
All Hawaii Island public and private schools islandwide, including charter schools, UH Hilo, and Hawaii Community Colleges, will be closed tomorrow. All County of Hawaii facilities, offices and services will be closed tomorrow including Hele-On Bus service, solid waste transfer stations and landfills. All State and County park facilities including lava viewing, and some camping and remote areas of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will also be closed tomorrow. Stay off […]
900 PM HST TUE AUG 30 2016 ...RECONNMADELINE WEAKENS WHILE TRACKING WEST TOWARDS HAWAII... SUMMARY OF 900 PM HST...0700 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...19.2N 151.0W ABOUT 270 MI...435 KM E OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 470 MI...755 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H At 900 PM HST (0700 UTC), the center of Hurricane Madeline was located near latitude 19.2 North, […]
