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AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLAF WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 141.3 WEST. OLAF IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 150 MPH...240 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OLAF IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. […]

  Current track shows little impact to us, but, as always, stay informed as the path can change. 800 AM PDT MON OCT 19 2015 A small eye is now apparent in infrared imagery, and the coverage and symmetry of the cold cloud tops has improved during the past few hours. The initial intensity is set to 100 kt based on the latest Dvorak classification of T5.5/102 kt from SAB, […]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY * UNTIL 1045 PM HST * AT 743 PM HST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED LOCALIZED FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES ALONG PARTS OF THE HAMAKUA COAST NORTH OF HILO. RADAR WAS SHOWING RAIN FALLING IN THUNDERSTORMS AT RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED […]

Yep. another one! Another tropical storm, which is expected to become a hurricane within the next couple days is now in the Eastern Pacific. There are many estimates of its path, so please stay tuned for continued updates. This is the current forecast path.

  Nora's path has changed but also her intensity has diminished. It appears that as it gets closer to our Island, it will have winds in the 25-30mph range and have little storm effect to us. However, as always, remain aware of the storm and the chance of forecast changes. 1100 AM HST TUE OCT 13 2015 NORA REMAINED RATHER POORLY ORGANIZED OVERNIGHT...BUT CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS...CB KEPT DEVELOPING NEAR THE CENTER. […]