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Probability of Hurricane Conditions

PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT HILO IS 7 PERCENT... KAILUA-KONA IS 4 PERCENT...AND SOUTH POINT IS 13 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT HILO IS 58 PERCENT...AT KAILUA-KONA IS 50 PERCENT...AND AT SOUTH POINT IS 67 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... ALTHOUGH […]

August 29, 2016

Breaking News

Flash Flood Watch Issued

.FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .ALTHOUGH SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE TRACK OF HURRICANE MADELINE...DEEP MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT AT LEAST THE BIG ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY FLOODING RAINFALL THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL ISLANDS MAY BE ADDED TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THE HURRICANE. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM […]

August 29, 2016

Weather

Hurricane Watch Issued

T Hurricane Watch Alert: ...HURRICANE MADELINE APPROACHING THE STATE FROM THE EAST... .NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF LOCATIONS WITHIN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH […]

August 29, 2016

Weather

Hurricane Madeline Update

Madeline is now a hurricane packing winds of 100 MPH. The path keeps changing so keep watching. As of now, the path shows Madeline to be a hurricane as it passes south of The Big Island, which should bring lots of rain and high surf to The Big Island, starting Wednesday morning. Based on current projections, Madeline will have 80 MPH winds as it is closest to us. AND, Hurricane […]

August 29, 2016

Weather

5pm Tropical Storm Update

At 500 PM HST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Madeline was located near latitude 17.4 North, longitude 143.1 West. Madeline is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through Monday with a gradual turn toward the west Monday night and Tuesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher gusts. Madeline is expected to strengthen a […]

August 28, 2016

Weather

Madeline Morning Update

SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.3N 140.8W ABOUT 970 MI...1555 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 1170 MI...1880 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES Madeline is moving toward the northwest near 7 mph (11 km/h). This motion is expected to continue through tomorrow with a turn toward the west tomorrow […]

August 28, 2016

Weather

Madeline Update

The National Hurricane Center in Miami is currently issuing bulletins on Tropical Storm Madeline, which is located just east of 140W. Madeline is expected to move northwest for the next few days before turning west, and may impact the state during the middle of the week. There has been a lack of consistency in model guidance with this system, leading to greater than normal uncertainty in the track and intensity […]

August 27, 2016