5am HST Hilda Update And Audio
500 AM HST WED AUG 12 2015 PULSING DEEP CONVECTION CONTINUES IN THE EASTERN QUADRANT OF HILDA AS STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR PERSISTS. DATA FROM THE LAST PASSES THROUGH HILDA BY U.S. AIR FORCE WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT SUPPORTED AN INITIAL INTENSITY OF 40 KT. DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY VALUES FROM HFO AND JTWC CAME IN AT 3.0/45 KT...AND SAB HAD A 2.5/35 KT...WITH CIMSS ADT SUGGESTING 37 KT. A BLEND […]
5pm Hilda Update
Even though the track shows way South of the Island as well as far away from us in Kohala, we are still expecting some rain impact. Stay tuned to KNKR for continuous updates. 500 PM HST TUE AUG 11 2015 SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER OF HILDA IS COMPLETELY EXPOSED FROM THE DEEP CONVECTION...WHICH IS NOW WELL DISPLACED TO THE EAST OF THE SYSTEM. THE WESTERLY […]
11am HST Hilda Update
New Tracking cone shows Hilda tracking further South with Kohala not in the storm cone. Remember, anything can change. 1100 AM HST TUE AUG 11 2015 ...HILDA WEAKENING TO THE SOUTHEAST OF HAWAII... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAWAII COUNTY... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.1N 151.8W ABOUT 280 MI...450 KM SE OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 490 MI...790 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 […]
HURRICANE HILDA LOCAL STATEMENT for Kohala
HURRICANE HILDA LOCAL STATEMENT for Kohala Issued: 11 Aug 2015 6:22 am HST HILDA GRADUALLY WEAKENING AND DRAWING CLOSER TO HAWAII TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT Situation overview Hurricane Hilda is expected to continue moving toward the northwest near 7 miles per hour through Thursday. The latest Central Pacific Hurricane Center forecast estimates the center of Hilda will pass over the Big Island on Thursday. Steady weakening is expected […]
Hurricane Hilda Discussion
500 AM HST TUE AUG 11 2015 HILDA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN IN THE FACE OF STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY SHEAR...ANALYZED AS BEING NEAR 35 KT BY UW-CIMSS. LATEST SUBJECTIVE DVORAK SATELLITE DATA-T VALUES FROM HFO/SAB/PGTW RANGE FROM 4.0/65 KT TO 4.5/77 KT...WHILE LATEST ADT VALUES ARE 4.4. BASED ON A BLEND OF THESE ESTIMATES...AND A STEADILY DEGRADING SATELLITE APPEARANCE...THE INITIAL INTENSITY FOR THIS ADVISORY HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 75 KT. THE INITIAL […]
Tropical Storm Watch Issued For Hawaii Island
5am HST A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HAWAII COUNTY. 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...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HILDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 151.3 WEST. HILDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR […]