A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for... * Hawaii County A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area within 48 hours. Interests elsewhere in the Hawaiian Islands should monitor the progress of Hector. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Hector was located near latitude 16.1 North, longitude 147.8 West. Hector is moving toward the […]
The Hawaii Department of Forestry reports the brush fire near Waikoloa is 95% contained and away from any public roadways. Hawaii Fire Department reports that all roadways are OPEN at this time. Please drive with caution as fire suppression operations continue.
The satellite presentation of Hurricane Hector has improved overnight, with a well defined 10 to 15 nautical mile wide eye surrounded by a large ring of -70 to -80 Celsius cloud tops. The latest subjective Dvorak current intensity estimates from SAB and JTWC came in at 6.5 (127 knots), while PHFO came in at 6.0 (115 knots). The latest estimate using the Advanced Dvorak technique from UW-CIMSS yielded 6.8 (135 […]
Hector continues to maintain a 10-15 n mi wide eye surrounded by a ring of -60 to -70 degrees Celsius cloud tops. The eye has become slightly less distinct this morning and recent microwave data suggest that an eyewall replacement cycle could be occurring. A 1111 UTC AMSR2 microwave overpass shows a double eyewall structure with the inner eyewall open to the southwest. The various subjective and objective satellite estimates […]
This is a Civil Defense brush fire road closure update for Saturday, August 4 at 5:00 in the morning. Hawaii Fire Department reports the following roads remain closed due to the Waikoloa brush fire: Highway 190 between the Waikoloa Road junction and Kaiminani Drive. Hwy 190 between Kaiminani Drive and Puu Lani Ranch is open to local traffic only. Daniel K. Inouye Hwy between the Old Saddle Road junction and […]
The Hawaii Police Department reports that Waikoloa Road is now open to traffic. Motorists will have to take a left turn onto Highway 190 (toward Waimea) as Highway 190 remains closed south of Waikoloa Road. New Saddle Road remains closed from the 43 mile marker west to Highway 190. Old Saddle Road is open to traffic. Highway 190 remains closed from Waikoloa Road south to Puulani Ranch. Highway 190 is […]
