Alert: ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII... ...HURRICANE LANE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING THIS WEEK... The latest forecast from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center indicates that the center of Hurricane Lane will pass south and southwest of the islands this week. As the impacts from a hurricane extend well away from the center, associated heavy […]
800 AM PDT Sat Aug 18 2018 Lane's inner-core convective organization has continued to improve with satellite intensity estimates vacillating between T6.0/115 kt and T6.5/127 kt during the past 6 hours. The 15-nmi-diameter eye remains quiet distinct and is embedded within a solid ring of cloud tops colder than -70 deg C. An average of the various intensity estimates from TAFB, SAB, and UW-CIMSS ADT and SATCON support increasing the […]
800 AM PDT Fri Aug 17 2018 Lane's cloud pattern has improved significantly this morning, and the cyclone is currently undergoing rapid intensification. A warming ragged eye is now evident in GOES-15/16 IR BD-curve enhancement, and a white curved band with cold tops of -70 to -75C wraps about 90% around the cyclone's circulation. The Dvorak satellite intensity estimates from TAFB and SAB, and the objective analysis support an […]
Just a heads up. Stay alert and prepared as it is still hurricane season for another few months here in Hawaii. Tracking estimates show this one on a very similar path as Hector, which just passed South of Our Island and hopefully this one will also. We will know more in next few days, but here is current information: Tropical Storm Lane formed far out in the East Pacific today […]
Hurricane Hector is passing south of the Big Island, and the tropical storm warning for Hawaii County has been discontinued.
500 AM HST Wed Aug 08 2018 ...POWERFUL HURRICANE HECTOR CONTINUES TO CHURN WESTWARD SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE BIG ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.4N 153.9W ABOUT 240 MI...390 KM SSE OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 425 MI...690 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 INCHES At 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), the […]
The Coast Guard closed both Hilo and Kawaihae harbors as of 11 a.m. today in advance of Hurricane Hector. Coast Guard personnel are on the Big Island doing pre-storm assessments of the ports. Ports are closed to inbound traffic, and vessel traffic control measures are in effect on vessel movements within the port. “Hector is forecast to pass almost 200 miles to the south of the Big Island, but we […]
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 […]
