Posted on 3:50 pm, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Tags: mauna kea, mauna loa, nws, weather, wind advisory
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a wind advisory for Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea over 8,000 feet until 6 a.m. Wednesday (May 22).
Winds are coming from the Southwest at 25-45 mph. The strong winds can make driving difficult especially for high profile vehicles. Motorists should use caution while driving. The winds can also forcefully swing doors open or shut so use caution when opening or closing vehicle doors.
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Posted on 3:44 pm, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Tags: high surf advisory, nws
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the high surf advisory for South facing shores of all islands until 6 p.m. Wednesday (May 22).
Surf is forecast to be in the six to 10 foot range lowering to five to eight feet Wednesday.
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Posted on 6:34 pm, Monday, May 20, 2013. Tags: high surf, nws
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has continued the high surf advisory for South facing shores of all Hawaiian islands until 6 p.m. Tuesday (May 21).
The large South swell is forecast to be in the seven to 11 foot range dropping to six to nine feet Tuesday.
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Posted on 6:28 pm, Monday, May 20, 2013. Tags: mauna kea, mauna loa, nws, wind advisory
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has continued the wind advisory for Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea until 6 p.m. Tuesday (May 21).
Winds are forecast to be from the Southwest at 25-35 mph with localized gusts over 50 mph.
A strong area of low pressure several hundred miles North of the state is causing these strong winds. Tradewinds should return Thursday and Friday.
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Posted on 10:49 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Tags: mauna kea, mauna loa, nws, wind advisory
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a a wind advisory for Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa until 6 p.m. Monday (May 20).
Winds are forecast to be from the West at 25-35 mph with localized gusts to 50 mph for elevations above 12,000 feet.
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Posted on 3:03 pm, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Tags: flash flood warning, nws, west hawaii
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flash flood warning for Hawaii County until 12 midnight Saturday (May 18)
At 8:45 p.m. weather radar showed torrential rain that was nearly stationary along the Leeward Kohala slopes between Kawaihae Road and Mahukona.
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Posted on 2:23 pm, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Tags: high surf advisory, nws
A powerful South sweep will continue to produce high surf along the South facings shores of all Hawaiian islands. The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued ahigh surf advisory for the South facing shores of the Big Island until 6 p.m. Sunday (May 19).
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Posted on 4:38 pm, Friday, May 17, 2013. Tags: flood advisory, nws
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flood advisory for the Big Island until 6 p.m.
At 3 p.m. rain showers, some locally heavy, were located over the Southeast slopes of Mauna Loa. The area of heavy rain was nearly stationary. Other locations in the advisory include, but are not limited to, Wood Valley, Pahala and Naalehu.
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Posted on 4:34 pm, Friday, May 17, 2013. Tags: high surf advisory, nws
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf advisory for South facing shores of the Big Island until 6 p.m. Sunday (May 19).
Surf is forecast to be in the eight to 12 foot range along South facing shores. A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Friday (May 17) for Maalaea Bay, Pailolo and Alenuihaha Channels, Big Island Leeward and Southeast waters.
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Posted on 8:38 pm, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Tags: high surf advisory, nws, small craft advisory
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf advisory for all islands from 6 a.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Saturday (May 18).
A series of South swells will reach the islands through the weekend. Surf is forecast to be in the six to 10 foot range.
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Posted on 8:50 pm, Saturday, May 4, 2013. Tags: flood advisory, Kohala, north hawaii, nws, waimea
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flood advisory for Hawaii County until 2:15 a.m. Sunday (May 5). This advisory may be extended if heavy rain continues in the North Hawaii area.
At 11 p.m. weather radar showed moderate to locally heavy rain on the Leeward side of the Kohala Mountains just West of Waimea. The rains have been on and off for the past couple of hours. Other locations in the advisory area include Mahukona.
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Posted on 10:39 pm, Friday, May 3, 2013. Tags: flood advisory, Kohala, nws, waikoloa
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flood advisory for Hawaii County until 1:15 a.m. Saturday (May 4).
At 10:04 p.m. weather radar showed a line of heavy showers extending from Hawi and South to Waikoloa Village. The line of heavy showers was nearly stationary.
Other locations in the advisory include, but are not limited to, Mahukona and Kawaihae.
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