Hurricane Flossie updates in plain English

9:00 P.M August 15, 2007

Flossie is gone!  Life gets back to normal.

11:00 A.M. August 15, 2007

Hurricane Flossie is downgraded to category 1.  Flossie brought rains to the south and eastern sides of the Big Island.  Currently south of Oahu, we have cloudy skies and windy weather.  It looks like everything will be okay.

11:00 A.M. August 14, 2007.

Flossie has been downgraded to Category 2.  Passing approxmately 200 miles south of the Big Island today, it will bring high waves and rain.  The Big Island is under a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning.  Flash flood warnings are issued through Wednesday.

On its current course, Flossie is not expected to hit the other islands.  It may bring rain, but moderate rain would be a good thing in this year of drought.  The North Shore of Oahu is experiencing a large brushfire at the moment.

Trivia: The last hurricane that hit Hawaii was Hurricane Iniki, which struck on September 11, 1992.  Prior to that, Hurricane Iwa struck on November 25,1982.

 10:30 P.M. August 13th, 2007.

According to the local news, the eye of the hurricane is dissipating.  If it continues in this manner it will become a tropical storm, which is much better than a hurricane.

Large waves are reaching the south shores of the Big Island.  All Big Island Schools will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday 8/14/07).

The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the Big Island.  The other islands have gale (high wind) warnings and small craft advisories.

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National Weather Service Bulletins

BULLETIN
HURRICANE FLOSSIE ADVISORY NUMBER  25
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP092007
1100 AM HST TUE AUG 14 2007

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND
OF HAWAII...

...A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII...

THE BIG ISLAND WILL SEE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...
39 MPH AND HIGHER...THIS AFTERNOON. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40
TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY AS HURRICANE FLOSSIE PASSES
SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND DURING THE DAY TODAY. ANY SHIFT IN THE
FORECAST TRACK TOWARDS THE NORTH...CLOSER TO THE BIG ISLAND...
WILL RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS.

SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL BE RISING TO
20 TO 25 FT TODAY. SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND
WILL BE 10 TO 12 FEET.

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN OUTER RAINBANDS MAY PRODUCE
10 INCHES OR MORE OF RAINFALL IN KAU DISTRICT ON THE BIG ISLAND
THROUGH TONIGHT. SMALLER AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES...MAY FALL ON
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH TONIGHT.

AT 1100 AM HST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 154.9 WEST OR ABOUT
165 MILES SOUTH OF HILO...HAWAII AND ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HONOLULU...OAHU.

FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLOSSIE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105
MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 977 MB...28.85 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 1100 AM HST POSITION...17.3 N...154.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...
105 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...977 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM HST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE
ADVISORY AT 500 PM HST.
 

FORECASTER POWELL

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WTPA32 PHFO 140609
TCPCP2

BULLETIN
HURRICANE FLOSSIE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  22A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP092007
800 PM HST MON AUG 13 2007

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII...

...A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII...

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 PM HST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 152.5 WEST OR ABOUT
295 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII AND ABOUT 500 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU...HAWAII.

FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLOSSIE
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

THE BIG ISLAND WILL SEE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...
39 MPH AND HIGHER...DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE FLOSSIE
TUESDAY MID-MORNING. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY AS HURRICANE FLOSSIE PASSES SOUTH OF THE
BIG ISLAND DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. ANY SHIFT IN THE FORECAST TRACK
TOWARDS THE NORTH...CLOSER TO THE BIG ISLAND...WILL RESULT IN
HIGHER WINDS.

THE FORECAST TRACK OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WILL BRING 6 TO 10 FT SURF
TO SOUTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND TODAY INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 FT ON TUESDAY. SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND
WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET TUESDAY.

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN OUTER RAINBANDS MAY PRODUCE
10 INCHES OR MORE OF RAINFALL IN KAU DISTRICT ON THE BIG ISLAND
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SMALLER AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES...MAY
FALL ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

REPEATING THE 800 PM HST POSITION...16.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 152.5
WEST. MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...957 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1100 PM HST.

$
FORECASTER DONALDSON
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WTPA32 PHFO 132344
TCPCP2

BULLETIN
HURRICANE FLOSSIE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  21A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   EP092007
200 PM HST MON AUG 13 2007

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND
OF HAWAII...

...A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII...

THE BIG ISLAND WILL SEE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...
39 MPH AND HIGHER...DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE FLOSSIE
TUESDAY MID-MORNING. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY AS HURRICANE FLOSSIE PASSES SOUTH OF THE
BIG ISLAND DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. ANY SHIFT IN THE FORECAST TRACK
TOWARDS THE NORTH...CLOSER TO THE BIG ISLAND...WILL RESULT IN
HIGHER WINDS.

THE FORECAST TRACK OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WILL BRING 6 TO 10 FT SURF
TO SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND TODAY INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 FT ON TUESDAY. SURF ALONG NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG
ISLAND WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET TUESDAY.

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN OUTER RAINBANDS MAY PRODUCE
10 INCHES OR MORE OF RAINFALL IN KAU DISTRICT ON THE BIG ISLAND
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SMALLER AMOUNTS...IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH
RANGE...MAY FALL ON EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT.

AT 200 PM HST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 151.5 WEST OR ABOUT
365 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII AND ABOUT 570 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF HONOLULU...OAHU.

FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLOSSIE
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 200 PM HST POSITION...15.6 N...151.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...
125 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE
CENTER AT 500 PM HST.

FORECASTER POWELL

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