Oahu now also under hurricane watch along with Maui and The Big Island. The good news for Kohala is that with the slight intensification, Lester's path is a bit more East of us and quicker to go North, putting Kohala a bit outside the cone. LOCATION...18.7N 146.0W ABOUT 595 MI...960 KM E OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 790 MI...1275 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW […]
HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A 4 PERCENT CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BIG ISLAND. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME RANGES FROM 15 TO 45 PERCENT FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.
At 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lester was located near latitude 18.4 North, longitude 144.8 West. Lester is moving toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h). This motion is expected to continue into the afternoon, followed by a gradual turn toward the west-northwest later today through Saturday. Maximum sustained winds are near 110 mph (175 km/h) with higher gusts. Gradual weakening is forecast during the […]
We are mostly done with Hurricane Madeline and now on to Lester. While Madeline went South of the Island and is still actually below the Island heading Southwest, packing 50mph winds, not much trouble should be had here in Kohala. However, Lester will do the exact opposite, passing us East & North. At 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Madeline was located near latitude 16.7 North, […]
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 […]
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), […]
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, […]
