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High Wind Warning 10, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high wind warning at Mar 15, 2014, 3:40 AM HST for 4 counties in Hawaii. It took effect at Mar 15, 2014, 4:00 PM HST. It was in force for 24 hr. 13 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2014, 3:40 AM HST (13:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2014, 4:00 PM HST
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2014, 3:47 PM HST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
Counties Hawaii County, HI, Honolulu County, HI, Kalawao County, HI, Kauai County, HI
The radar
The Molokai radar (PHMO), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:50 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Hawaii Kai, HI | GUSTY WINDS CLOSED HAWAII KAI COMMUNITY CARNIVAL EARLY ON 3/15/2014 AND DELAYED OPENING ON 3/16/2014 UNTIL 4PM. |
| Mar 15, 4:58 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 5 Sw Mokuleia, HI | MAKUA RANGE RAWS |
| Mar 16, 1:36 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 W Mokuleia, HI | KUAOKALA RAWS NEAR KAENA POINT |
| Mar 16, 3:37 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Ne Waianae, HI | WAIANAE VALLEY RAWS |
| Mar 16, 3:47 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Niu Valley, HI | POWER OUTAGE |
| Mar 16, 7:36 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 5 Sw Kaaawa, HI | OAHU FOREST NWR RAWS |
| Mar 16, 9:37 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Ne Waianae, HI | WAIANAE VALLEY RAWS. SECOND OCCURRENCE. |
| Mar 16, 10:02 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Manoa, HI | POWER OUTAGE UPPER MANOA VALLEY |
| Mar 16, 10:15 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Manoa, HI | MORE THAN 1000 HECO CUSTOMERS LOST POWER SUNDAY MORNING. THE LARGEST OUTAGES OCCURED IN MANOA AND HAWAII KAI |
| Mar 16, 10:15 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Waikiki, HI | IN MCCULLY, A DOWNED POWER REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF DATE AND LAAU STREET |
| Mar 16, 10:33 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ne Honolulu, HI | POWER OUTAGE IN NUUANU ON OLD PALI ROAD |
| Mar 16, 11:45 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hawaii Kai, HI | PALM TREE CRASHED ONTO KULANUI RD AROUND 1145AM |
| Mar 16, 2:50 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tantalus, HI | POWER OUTAGE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lihue, (PHLI), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 214 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
468 WWHW70 PHFO 151340 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 340 AM HST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY... .NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY ACROSS THE STATE TODAY...IN THE WAKE OF A WEAK FRONT MOVING THROUGH. THESE WINDS WILL ACCELERATE DOWN THE LEE SLOPES OF MOST ISLANDS...AND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING STRENGTH FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIZ001>003-005-006-008>011-013>016-018-019-021-023-025-026-160300- /O.UPG.PHFO.HW.A.0001.140316T0200Z-140317T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0010.140316T0200Z-140317T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE- WAIANAE COAST-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI...KAPOLEI...NANAKULI... MAKAHA...KAHUKU...PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO... MILILANI...WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO...KAUNAKAKAI... MANELE...LANAI CITY...LAHAINA...KAANAPALI...KAHULUI...KIHEI... MAKENA...KAILUA-KONA...MILOLII...HILO...VOLCANO...HONOKAA... KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA 340 AM HST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 65 MPH. ON KAUAI...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN LEEWARD AREAS FROM BARKING SANDS TO KOLOA. ON OAHU...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT AREAS IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE KOOLAU AND WAIANAE RANGES AND EASTERN LOCATIONS FROM WAIMANALO TO MOKAPUU. IN MAUI COUNTY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LEE OF MOUNTAIN AREAS...ACROSS MUCH OF LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF MAUI FROM WAILUKU TO MAALAEA HARBOR. ON THE BIG ISLAND...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE LEEWARD KOHALA AREA...THE WAIMEA TO KAWAIHAE CORRIDOR...WESTERN SADDLE AREAS...AND NORTH OF KAILUA-KONA IN THE NORTH KONA DISTRICT. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH A PEAK IN THE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT IN DAMAGED ROOFS... BROKEN AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES...DOWNED TREES...DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER... FLYING DEBRIS IF OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS... AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO TRIM OLDER AND WEAKER TREE BRANCHES THAT MAY IMPACT THEIR RESIDENCE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ004-160300- /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0010.140316T0200Z-140317T0400Z/ KAUAI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KOKEE STATE PARK 340 AM HST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 65 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ON LEEWARD SLOPES ABOVE AREAS FROM BARKING SANDS TO KOLOA. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH A PEAK IN THE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT IN DAMAGED ROOFS... BROKEN AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES...DOWNED TREES...DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER... FLYING DEBRIS IF OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS... AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO TRIM OLDER AND WEAKER TREE BRANCHES THAT MAY IMPACT THEIR RESIDENCE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ007-012-017-020-024-027-160300- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0017.140316T0200Z-140317T0400Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KALAUPAPA... WAILUKU...HANA...MAKAWAO...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA... BRADSHAW FIELD...SADDLE ROAD ABOVE 5000 FEET 340 AM HST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH A PEAK IN THE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JACOBSON
5 follow-up statements
695 WWHW70 PHFO 160118 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 318 PM HST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BLANKET THE STATE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THEREAFTER. THE WINDS WILL ACCELERATE DOWN THE LEE SLOPES...OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH PASSES OF THE MOUNTAINS PRODUCING VERY POWERFUL GUSTS. HIZ001>006-008>011-013>016-018-019-021-023-025-026-161430- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0010.140316T0200Z-140317T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...KAHUKU...PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA... KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI...WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY... MAKAKILO...KAUNAKAKAI...MANELE...LANAI CITY...LAHAINA... KAANAPALI...KAHULUI...KIHEI...MAKENA...KAILUA-KONA...MILOLII... HILO...VOLCANO...HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA 318 PM HST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ON KAUAI...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN LEEWARD AREAS FROM BARKING SANDS TO KOLOA. ON OAHU...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT AREAS IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE KOOLAU AND WAIANAE RANGES AND EASTERN LOCATIONS FROM WAIMANALO TO MOKAPUU. IN MAUI COUNTY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LEE OF MOUNTAIN AREAS...ACROSS MUCH OF LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF MAUI FROM WAILUKU TO MAALAEA HARBOR. ON THE BIG ISLAND...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE LEEWARD KOHALA AREA...THE WAIMEA TO KAWAIHAE CORRIDOR...WESTERN SADDLE AREAS...AND NORTH OF KAILUA-KONA IN THE NORTH KONA DISTRICT. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH A PEAK IN THE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT IN DAMAGED ROOFS... BROKEN AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES...DOWNED TREES...DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER... FLYING DEBRIS IF OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS... AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO TRIM OLDER AND WEAKER TREE BRANCHES THAT MAY IMPACT THEIR RESIDENCE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ007-012-017-020-024-027-161430- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0017.140316T0200Z-140317T0400Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KALAUPAPA... WAILUKU...HANA...MAKAWAO...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA... BRADSHAW FIELD...SADDLE ROAD ABOVE 5000 FEET 318 PM HST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH A PEAK IN THE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DEJESUS
897 WWHW70 PHFO 161316 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 316 AM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BLANKET THE STATE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL ACCELERATE DOWN THE LEE SLOPES...OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH PASSES OF THE MOUNTAINS PRODUCING VERY POWERFUL GUSTS. HIZ001>006-008>011-013>016-018-019-021-023-025-026-170230- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140317T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...KAHUKU...PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA... KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI...WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY... MAKAKILO...KAUNAKAKAI...MANELE...LANAI CITY...LAHAINA... KAANAPALI...KAHULUI...KIHEI...MAKENA...KAILUA-KONA...MILOLII... HILO...VOLCANO...HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA 316 AM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ON KAUAI...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN LEEWARD AREAS FROM BARKING SANDS TO KOLOA. ON OAHU...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT AREAS IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE KOOLAU AND WAIANAE RANGES AND EASTERN LOCATIONS FROM WAIMANALO TO MOKAPUU. IN MAUI COUNTY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LEE OF MOUNTAIN AREAS...ACROSS MUCH OF LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF MAUI FROM WAILUKU TO MAALAEA HARBOR. ON THE BIG ISLAND...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE LEEWARD KOHALA AREA...THE WAIMEA TO KAWAIHAE CORRIDOR...WESTERN SADDLE AREAS...AND NORTH OF KAILUA-KONA IN THE NORTH KONA DISTRICT. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT IN DAMAGED ROOFS... BROKEN AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES...DOWNED TREES...DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER... FLYING DEBRIS IF OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS... AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO TRIM OLDER AND WEAKER TREE BRANCHES THAT MAY IMPACT THEIR RESIDENCE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ007-012-017-020-024-027-170230- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140317T0400Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KALAUPAPA... WAILUKU...HANA...MAKAWAO...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA... BRADSHAW FIELD...SADDLE ROAD ABOVE 5000 FEET 316 AM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH A PEAK IN THE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FOSTER
832 WWHW70 PHFO 161441 CCA NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 440 AM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BLANKET THE STATE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL ACCELERATE DOWN THE LEE SLOPES...OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH PASSES OF THE MOUNTAINS PRODUCING VERY POWERFUL GUSTS. HIZ001>006-008>011-013>016-018-019-021-023-025-026-170400- /O.COR.PHFO.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140317T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...KAHUKU...PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA... KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI...WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY... MAKAKILO...KAUNAKAKAI...MANELE...LANAI CITY...LAHAINA... KAANAPALI...KAHULUI...KIHEI...MAKENA...KAILUA-KONA...MILOLII... HILO...VOLCANO...HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA 440 AM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ON KAUAI...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN LEEWARD AREAS FROM BARKING SANDS TO KOLOA. ON OAHU...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT AREAS IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE KOOLAU AND WAIANAE RANGES AND EASTERN LOCATIONS FROM WAIMANALO TO MOKAPUU. IN MAUI COUNTY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LEE OF MOUNTAIN AREAS...ACROSS MUCH OF LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF MAUI FROM WAILUKU TO MAALAEA HARBOR. ON THE BIG ISLAND...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE LEEWARD KOHALA AREA...THE WAIMEA TO KAWAIHAE CORRIDOR...WESTERN SADDLE AREAS...AND NORTH OF KAILUA-KONA IN THE NORTH KONA DISTRICT. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT IN DAMAGED ROOFS... BROKEN AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES...DOWNED TREES...DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER... FLYING DEBRIS IF OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ007-012-017-020-024-027-170400- /O.COR.PHFO.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140317T0400Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KALAUPAPA... WAILUKU...HANA...MAKAWAO...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA... BRADSHAW FIELD...SADDLE ROAD ABOVE 5000 FEET 440 AM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FOSTER
226 WWHW70 PHFO 161446 CCA NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 445 AM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BLANKET THE STATE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL ACCELERATE DOWN THE LEE SLOPES...OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH PASSES OF THE MOUNTAINS PRODUCING VERY POWERFUL GUSTS. HIZ001>006-008>011-013>016-018-019-021-023-025-026-170415- /O.COR.PHFO.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140317T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...KAHUKU...PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA... KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI...WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY... MAKAKILO...KAUNAKAKAI...MANELE...LANAI CITY...LAHAINA... KAANAPALI...KAHULUI...KIHEI...MAKENA...KAILUA-KONA...MILOLII... HILO...VOLCANO...HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA 445 AM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ON KAUAI...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN LEEWARD AREAS FROM BARKING SANDS TO KOLOA. ON OAHU...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT AREAS IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE KOOLAU AND WAIANAE RANGES AND EASTERN LOCATIONS FROM WAIMANALO TO MAKAPUU. IN MAUI COUNTY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LEE OF MOUNTAIN AREAS...ACROSS MUCH OF LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF MAUI FROM WAILUKU TO MAALAEA HARBOR. ON THE BIG ISLAND...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE LEEWARD KOHALA AREA...THE WAIMEA TO KAWAIHAE CORRIDOR...WESTERN SADDLE AREAS...AND NORTH OF KAILUA-KONA IN THE NORTH KONA DISTRICT. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT IN DAMAGED ROOFS... BROKEN AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES...DOWNED TREES...DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER... FLYING DEBRIS IF OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ007-012-017-020-024-027-170415- /O.COR.PHFO.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140317T0400Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KALAUPAPA... WAILUKU...HANA...MAKAWAO...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA... BRADSHAW FIELD...SADDLE ROAD ABOVE 5000 FEET 445 AM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FOSTER
422 WWHW70 PHFO 170147 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 347 PM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING... .STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE LEEWARD SLOPES...OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH PASSES OF THE MOUNTAINS. HIZ001>006-008>011-013>016-018-019-021-170800- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140317T0400Z/ /O.EXB.PHFO.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140317T0800Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...KAHUKU...PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA... KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI...WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY... MAKAKILO...KAUNAKAKAI...MANELE...LANAI CITY...LAHAINA... KAANAPALI...KAHULUI...KIHEI...MAKENA 347 PM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM HST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM HST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS LEEWARD AREAS...THROUGH VALLEYS...AND ACROSS MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HIZ023-025-026-171500- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140317T0400Z/ /O.EXB.PHFO.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140317T1600Z/ KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAILUA-KONA...MILOLII...HILO... VOLCANO...HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA 347 PM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED FROM LEEWARD KOHALA TO KAILUA-KONA...AND ACROSS ACROSS WESTERN PUNA AND EASTERN KAU DISTRICTS. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HIZ007-012-017-020-170800- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140317T0800Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KALAUPAPA... WAILUKU...HANA...MAKAWAO 347 PM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM HST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS LEEWARD AREAS...THROUGH VALLEYS...AND ACROSS MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HIZ024-027-171500- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140317T1600Z/ SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA...BRADSHAW FIELD... SADDLE ROAD ABOVE 5000 FEET 347 PM HST SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED FROM LEEWARD KOHALA TO KAILUA-KONA...AND ACROSS ACROSS WESTERN PUNA AND EASTERN KAU DISTRICTS. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Mar 14, 8:49 PM HST, 6 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 8:49 PM HST, 6 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 849 PM HST FRI MAR 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAKENING FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WITH ENHANCED SHOWER ACTIVITY CONTINUING ESPECIALLY ACROSS WINDWARD AREAS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...USHERING IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. MORE TYPICAL TRADE WIND WEATHER RETURNS FOR NEXT WEEK. && .DISCUSSION... MODERATE TRADE WIND FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE STATE THIS EVENING. SHOWERS HAVE BEEN ANCHORED THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS WINDWARD MAUI AND ALONG THE HAMAKUA COAST OF THE BIG ISLAND...WHERE FLOOD ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE 00Z SOUNDINGS SHOW WEAK INVERSIONS BASED FROM 5K TO 7K FEET...WITH AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE PRESENT. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING KAUAI FROM THE NORTHWEST...SUPPORTED BY A MID LEVEL TROUGH ADVANCING EASTWARD TOWARD 160W TO THE NORTH OF THE STATE. WITH MIMIC-TPW IMAGERY SHOWING AN AREA OF SOMEWHAT HIGHER MOISTURE BEING DRAWN NORTHWEST INTO THE EASTERN END OF THE STATE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT...WOULD EXPECT ENHANCED SHOWER ACTIVITY TO PERSIST ACROSS SOME WINDWARD AREAS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. HAVE MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE GRIDDED/TEXT FORECASTS BASED ON RADAR TRENDS. THE MAIN WEATHER ISSUE FOR THE WEEKEND CONTINUES TO BE THE EXPECTED STRONG/GUSTY WINDS. THE LATEST MODEL DATA REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS...MOVING A STRONG SURFACE HIGH EASTWARD ALONG 35N...WITH THE HIGH CENTER PASSING NORTH OF HAWAII ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING A BAND OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE STATE FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. MODEL SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO DEPICT STRONG LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS DEVELOPING AT LEAST ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS...AND CROSS SECTIONS SHOW GOOD SUBSIDENCE ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL. THESE FACTORS SHOULD PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS MANY LEEWARD SLOPE AREAS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY IN FAVORED FUNNELING AREAS SUCH AS THE MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY AND LANAI AS WELL. THE STRONGEST WINDS APPEAR LIKELY TO OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST LEEWARD AREAS...ALONG WITH NIIHAU AND LANAI...FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. WILL CONSIDER UPGRADING PARTS OR ALL OF THE WATCH AREA TO A HIGH WIND WARNING WITH THE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE. WILL ALSO NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE WINDWARD HALEAKALA AND HAMAKUA COAST SECTIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS RECENT MODEL DATA SUGGESTS THAT CONSIDERABLE LOW/MID LEVEL MOISTURE COULD REMAIN TRAPPED IN THESE AREAS. EXPECTED AVAILABLE MOISTURE/FORCING DOES NOT APPEAR SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT A FLOOD WATCH AT THIS POINT... BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A NUMBER OF FLOOD ADVISORIES IN THESE AREAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE SURFACE HIGH WILL MIGRATE FURTHER NORTHEAST OF THE STATE...WHILE A WEAK MID LEVEL TROUGH LINGERS FROM AROUND 30N 145W SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND. THESE DEVELOPMENTS WILL REDUCE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS HAWAII...ALLOWING MODERATE TRADES TO RESUME. THE PROXIMITY OF THE MID LEVEL TROUGH AND AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD PRODUCE A RATHER WET TRADE PATTERN ACROSS WINDWARD PORTIONS OF MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. DRIER CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS OAHU AND KAUAI. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL TERMINALS...THOUGH PERIODS OF MVFR CIG/VIS IN CLOUDS/SHRA MAY AFFECT THE WINDWARD TERMINALS AT TIMES. A WEAK FRONT ADVANCING DOWN THE CHAIN OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WILL BRING MORE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO THE AREA. AS SUCH...AIRMET MT OBSC WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE FOR MOST ISLANDS. TRADE WINDS WILL BE INCREASING BEHIND THE FRONT. THEREFORE AIRMET TANGO FOR TURB OVER S AND W OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE AS WELL. IN FACT...THE SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE ISSUANCE OF A SIGMET FOR SEVERE TURB OVER THE AREA. && .MARINE... NORTHWEST SWELL CONTINUES TO SLOWLY BUILD AT WAIMEA BUOY...WITH THE MOST RECENT REPORT AT 8 FEET AND 15 SECONDS. SURF REPORTS FROM NORTH FACING SHORES OF KAUAI WERE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ON FRIDAY... BUT WOULD STILL EXPECT ADVISORY LEVEL SURF TO AFFECT NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHORT PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELL WILL BUILD AS WELL ON SATURDAY...AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ALSO POSTED FOR EAST FACING SHORES. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND MIXED UNDERLYING SWELL WILL MAKE FOR ROUGH CONDITIONS LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL GIVE WAY TO A GALE WARNING ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE CHANNELS AND OTHER AREAS AROUND KAUAI AND THE BIG ISLAND. VERY STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THESE AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA. HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY FOR NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-KONA. HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY FOR KAUAI WINDWARD-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON HST SATURDAY FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-KAUAI CHANNEL-KAIWI CHANNEL-MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS. GALE WARNING FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM HST MONDAY FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-KAUAI CHANNEL-KAIWI CHANNEL-MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY FOR KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS. && PUBLIC/MARINE...JACOBSON AVIATION...HUI
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Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 3:51 PM HST | Gale Warning | HFO | 60 hr | |
| Mar 14, 5:24 PM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Hawaii | 4 hr |
| Mar 14, 5:26 PM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Kalawao | 6 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:02 PM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Kalawao | 12 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:40 AM HST | Wind Advisory | HFO | Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, Kalawao | 48 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:57 AM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Kalawao | 3 hr |
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