Ryno
Aug 14, 2007, 09:47 AM
Hurricane Flossie continues to weaken as it approaches the Hawaiian Islands. Its peak winds are now down to 115 miles per hour, making Flossie a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Even with the weakening trend, a tropical storm warning and hurricane watch remain in effect for the Big Island of Hawaii. A hurricane watch means hurricane conditions are possible in the next 36 hours, while a tropcial storm warning means tropical storm conditions are possible in the next 24 hours.
As of 11 pm (Hawaiian time), the center of Flossie was about 260 miles south-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, and 455 miles southeast of Honolulu, Hawaii, at 16.4 North, 153.2 West. The hurricane is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 miles per hour.
Flossie is a small storm spacially, with the strongest winds being confined close to the center of circulation. However, tropical storm force wind gusts could be felt over all of the Hawaiian Islands as Flossie passes by to the south. The worst weather should impact the Big Island Tuesday afternoon and night, then move into the middle islands (Kahoolawe, Lanai and Molokai) Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The worst conditions for Oahu and Kauai should occur Wednesday. High surf advisories are posted for the east facing beaches of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and Maui due to the high surf expected to be generated from the on-shore winds as Flossie passes by.
Residents and visitors to Hawaii should pay attention to the forecast track of Flossie and monitor the status of watches and warnings posted by the Central Pacific Hurricane Forecast Center and the National Weather Service in Honolulu, and heed the advise of local authorities.
Meanwhile, in the Atlantic Basin there are two areas of concern. The first is a tropical low in the southeast Gulf of Mexico just north of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. This low is moving off to the west-northwest at 10-15 mph. Currently the low is weak, but could strengthen as it cross the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas. Clouds and rain from the system should spread into southern Texas Wednesday and Thursday. The Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to fly into this low Tuesday afternoon to see if it is strengthening.
The other area of interest is Tropical Depression #4. It is located some 1,660 miles to the east of the Lesser Antilles over the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. The depression should strengthen as it races off to the west at 21 mph. It is anticipated that this system will gain tropcial storm status during the next 24 hours and would be called Dean.
In the Eastern Pacific, a low pressure area is centered about 600 miles south of the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, but conditions are not favorable for development of this system.
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As of 11 pm (Hawaiian time), the center of Flossie was about 260 miles south-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, and 455 miles southeast of Honolulu, Hawaii, at 16.4 North, 153.2 West. The hurricane is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 miles per hour.
Flossie is a small storm spacially, with the strongest winds being confined close to the center of circulation. However, tropical storm force wind gusts could be felt over all of the Hawaiian Islands as Flossie passes by to the south. The worst weather should impact the Big Island Tuesday afternoon and night, then move into the middle islands (Kahoolawe, Lanai and Molokai) Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The worst conditions for Oahu and Kauai should occur Wednesday. High surf advisories are posted for the east facing beaches of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and Maui due to the high surf expected to be generated from the on-shore winds as Flossie passes by.
Residents and visitors to Hawaii should pay attention to the forecast track of Flossie and monitor the status of watches and warnings posted by the Central Pacific Hurricane Forecast Center and the National Weather Service in Honolulu, and heed the advise of local authorities.
Meanwhile, in the Atlantic Basin there are two areas of concern. The first is a tropical low in the southeast Gulf of Mexico just north of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. This low is moving off to the west-northwest at 10-15 mph. Currently the low is weak, but could strengthen as it cross the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas. Clouds and rain from the system should spread into southern Texas Wednesday and Thursday. The Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to fly into this low Tuesday afternoon to see if it is strengthening.
The other area of interest is Tropical Depression #4. It is located some 1,660 miles to the east of the Lesser Antilles over the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. The depression should strengthen as it races off to the west at 21 mph. It is anticipated that this system will gain tropcial storm status during the next 24 hours and would be called Dean.
In the Eastern Pacific, a low pressure area is centered about 600 miles south of the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, but conditions are not favorable for development of this system.
http://www.weather.com/
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