Alert archive / Hawaii / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high wind warning at Feb 11, 2015, 11:45 PM HST for Hawaii County, Honolulu County, Kauai County, Hawaii. It was in force for 3 days. 15 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
- Feb 11, 2015, 11:45 PM HST (09:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2015, 3:39 AM HST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
Counties Hawaii County, HI, Honolulu County, HI, Kauai County, HI
The radar
The Molokai radar (PHMO), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2:07 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Mountain View, HI | HIGHWAY 11 BETWEEN MAUNA KEA MAUNA LOA ROAD LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKINH HIGHWAY |
| Feb 13, 2:07 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Pahoa, HI | LARGE TREE DOWN WHICH BROKE POWER LINES-HPD HELCO ARE AWAITING TREE REMOVAL CONTRACTOR |
| Feb 13, 2:07 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Mountain View, HI | POWER LINES DOWN-ARCING WHICH CAUSED BRUSH FIRE-FIRE IS NOW UNDER CONTROL |
| Feb 13, 2:07 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Se Mountain View, HI | LOWER PUNA AINA LOA DRIVE PUKALANI-TREES IN POWER LINES CAUSING ARCING |
| Feb 13, 6:30 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Kaneohe, HI | *** 1 INJ *** HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT FIREFIGHTER INJURED WHILE REPAIRING A ROOF IN KANEOHE. STRONG WIND GUST LIFTED A TARP THAT THREW FIREFIGHTER WHO SUBSEQUENTLY SLAMMED HARD INTO THE ROOF. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION. |
| Feb 14, 1:57 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Schofield Barracks, HI | |
| Feb 14, 2:24 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Lihue, HI | |
| Feb 14, 4:01 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Kailua, HI | KAWAILOA ROAD FRONTING KAILUA BEACH PARK CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED UTILITY POLES |
| Feb 14, 4:38 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Waipahu, HI | KUNIA ROAD CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN KUNIA DRIVE AND ANONUI STREET DUE TO DAMAGED AND DOWNED UTILITY LINES |
| Feb 14, 5:23 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Waialua, HI | KAUKONAHUA ROAD CLOSED FROM WILIKINA DRIVE TO THOMPSON CORNER DUE TO A DOWNED TREE OVER THE ROADWAY |
| Feb 14, 8:11 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Honolulu, HI | HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC REPORTS WEATHER-RELATED OUTAGES IN KAAAWA...KANEOHE...KUNIA...MAUNAWILI AND WAHIAWA |
| Feb 14, 8:55 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 E Kaneohe, HI | |
| Feb 14, 10:36 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pahoa, HI | HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY REPORTING WEATHER-RELATED OUTAGES AS STRONG WINDS CAUSED TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ON LINES...MAINLY IN PUNA AREA. OUTAGES REPORTED IN ALOHA ESTATES...MOUNTAIN VIEW...HAWAIIAN ACRES... AINALOA...ORCHIDLAND...HAWAIIAN PARADISE PAR |
| Feb 14, 11:11 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hawi, HI | POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN IN NORTH KOHALA DISTRICT...IN HAWI TOWN AND ON AKONI PULE HIGHWAY FRONTING THE HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Feb 14, 4:11 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Honolulu, HI | HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 31 INCIDENTS OF DOWNED TREE/LIMBS/BRANCHES-2 ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS-7 POWERLINE PROBLEMS/DAMAGES AND MANY EVENTS DESCRIBED AS OTHER IN REFERENCE TO WIND AND/OR RAIN RELATED WEATHER EVENTS TODAY. |
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 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1707 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
502 WWHW70 PHFO 120945 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1145 PM HST WED FEB 11 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... HIZ028-122245- /O.UPG.PHFO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150212T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0003.150212T0945Z-150213T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 1145 PM HST WED FEB 11 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS NEAR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. PLEASE DELAY TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MORRISON
12 follow-up statements
909 WWHW70 PHFO 121335 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 335 AM HST THU FEB 12 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... HIZ028-130245- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150213T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 335 AM HST THU FEB 12 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS NEAR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. PLEASE DELAY TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MORRISON
264 WWHW70 PHFO 130133 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 333 PM HST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND LANAI STARTING AT NOON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL PRODUCE INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ON LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. PERIODS OF WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER AND TO THE NORTHEAST OF TERRAIN ON MOST OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS AS EARLY AS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. MEANWHILE...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AROUND THE ADVISORY LEVEL ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SUMMIT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE LATER FRIDAY AND PEAK ON SATURDAY. HIZ028-131445- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 333 PM HST THU FEB 12 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY... INCREASING TO 55 TO 70 MPH ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS NEAR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. PLEASE DELAY TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ002-004-007>012-014-015-017-019-020-131445- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.150213T2200Z-150215T0400Z/ KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 333 PM HST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM HST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH OVER AND TO THE NORTHEAST OF TERRAIN. * TIMING...INCREASING FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY AHEAD OF A FRONT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WROE
228 WWHW70 PHFO 131313 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 313 AM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND LANAI STARTING AT NOON TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS LATER TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. PERIODS OF WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER AND TO THE NORTHEAST OF HIGHER TERRAIN ON MOST OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. MEANWHILE... STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AROUND WARNING LEVELS ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. HIZ028-140215- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 313 AM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 70 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS NEAR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. PLEASE DELAY TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ002-004-007>012-014-015-017-019-020-140215- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.150213T2200Z-150215T0400Z/ KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 313 AM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM HST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH OVER AND TO THE NORTHEAST OF HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY AHEAD OF A FRONT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REYNES
920 WWHW70 PHFO 131918 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 918 AM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND LANAI THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY ISSUED FOR HALEAKALA SUMMIT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING INCREASINGLY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...WHICH WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS INTO SUNDAY. HIZ028-140830- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 918 AM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 50 TO 90 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 105 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AND PEAK ON SATURDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY EASING ON SUNDAY. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS ON THE SUMMITS AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA...AND THE ROAD TO THE SUMMIT OF MAUNA KEA IS CLOSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ022-140830- /O.EXB.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.150213T1918Z-150215T0400Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 918 AM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SUMMITS MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 55 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HIZ002-004-007>012-014-015-017-019-020-140830- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.150213T1918Z-150215T0400Z/ KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 918 AM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * TIMING...INCREASING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN REMAINING STRONG AND LOCALLY GUSTY INTO SATURDAY AS A FRONT CROSSES THE ISLAND CHAIN. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SUDDENLY STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DOORS TO SLAM ON CARS...AND IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES. 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. && $$ BIRCHARD
294 WWHW70 PHFO 132329 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 129 PM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY ISSUED FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND LANAI THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING INCREASINGLY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...WHICH WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS INTO SUNDAY. HIZ028-141230- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 129 PM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 50 TO 90 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 105 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AND PEAK ON SATURDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY EASING ON SUNDAY. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS ON THE SUMMITS AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA...AND THE ROAD TO THE SUMMIT OF MAUNA KEA IS CLOSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ023>025-027-141230- /O.EXA.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 129 PM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE PUNA AND SOUTH HILO DISTRICTS. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FALLING BRANCHES HAVE LED TO LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES...WITH A DOWNED POWER LINE SPARKING A BRUSH FIRE IN THE PUNA DISTRICT. 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. && $$ HIZ002-004-007>012-014-015-017-019-020-022-141230- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 129 PM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * TIMING...INCREASING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN REMAINING STRONG AND LOCALLY GUSTY INTO SATURDAY AS A FRONT CROSSES THE ISLAND CHAIN. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SUDDENLY STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DOORS TO SLAM ON CARS...AND IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BIRCHARD
048 WWHW70 PHFO 140108 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 308 PM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF KAUAI AND OAHU... ...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI LANAI AND THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING INCREASINGLY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TONIGHT...WHICH WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ON SATURDAY... AND THEN DIMINISH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS INTO SUNDAY. HIZ002-004-007>011-141415- /O.UPG.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ /O.EXB.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- 308 PM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE OVERNIGHT...AND WILL PEAK ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY IN SHOWERS...AND ALONG A FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES LATE SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH CAN BE DAMAGING TO WEAK STRUCTURES...AND LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ HIZ028-141415- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 308 PM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 55 TO 90 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 105 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AND PEAK ON SATURDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY EASING ON SUNDAY. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS ON THE SUMMITS AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA...AND THE ROAD TO THE SUMMIT OF MAUNA KEA IS CLOSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ001-003-005-006-141415- /O.EXA.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- 308 PM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SUDDENLY STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DOORS TO SLAM ON CARS...AND IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES. 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. && $$ HIZ012-014-015-017-019-020-022>025-027-141415- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ MOLOKAI WINDWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-HALEAKALA SUMMIT-KONA- SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 308 PM HST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SUDDENLY STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DOORS TO SLAM ON CARS...AND IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BIRCHARD
899 WWHW70 PHFO 141328 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 328 AM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF KAUAI AND OAHU... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOLOKAI MAUI LANAI KAHOOLAWE BIG ISLAND AND FOR PORTIONS OF KAUAI OAHU THROUGH TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN TODAY...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...WHICH WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SUNDAY. HIZ002-004-007>011-150230- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- 328 AM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...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...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK TODAY AND BECOME ESPECIALLY GUSTY IN SHOWERS...AND ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH CAN BE DAMAGING TO WEAK STRUCTURES... AND LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ HIZ028-150230- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 328 AM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 55 TO 90 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 105 MPH. WINDS WILL PEAK TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY EASING ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS ON THE SUMMITS AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA...AND THE ROAD TO THE SUMMIT OF MAUNA KEA IS CLOSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ013-016-018-021-026-150230- /O.EXA.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ MOLOKAI LEEWARD-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- KOHALA- 328 AM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SUDDENLY STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DOORS TO SLAM ON CARS...AND IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES. 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. && $$ HIZ001-003-005-006-012-014-015-017-019-020-022>025-027-150230- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- MOLOKAI WINDWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-HALEAKALA SUMMIT-KONA- SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 328 AM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SUDDENLY STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DOORS TO SLAM ON CARS...AND IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REYNES
643 WWHW70 PHFO 142006 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1006 AM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED FOR KAUAI... ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF OAHU... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOLOKAI MAUI LANAI KAHOOLAWE AND FOR PORTIONS OF KAUAI OAHU AND THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .A COLD FRONT OVER OAHU WILL MOVE DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN TODAY...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...WHICH WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...WITH THE FRONT EXPECTED TO CLEAR OAHU BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MAUI COUNTY TONIGHT...AND THE BIG ISLAND ON SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SUNDAY. HIZ002-004-150400- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ /O.EXA.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- 1006 AM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 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 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE MORNING...AND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH CAN LEAD TO LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ HIZ007>011-150400- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- 1006 AM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH MIDDAY...AND WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY IN AND NEAR SHOWERS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH CAN BE DAMAGING TO WEAK STRUCTURES... AND LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ028-150915- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 1006 AM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 60 TO 80 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS ON THE SUMMITS AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA...AND THE ROAD TO THE SUMMIT OF MAUNA KEA IS CLOSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ001-003-005-006-012>027-150400- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- HALEAKALA SUMMIT-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 1006 AM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BIRCHARD
999 WWHW70 PHFO 142227 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1227 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED FOR OAHU... ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR KAUAI... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI LANAI KAHOOLAWE AND FOR PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .A COLD FRONT NEAR MOLOKAI WILL MOVE DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...WHICH WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BEHIND THE FRONT...ON OAHU BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MAUI COUNTY THIS EVENING...AND THE BIG ISLAND OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SUNDAY. HIZ007>011-150400- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ /O.EXA.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- 1227 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 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 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ HIZ001>004-142330- /O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- 1227 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ HIZ028-151130- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 1227 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 60 TO 80 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS ON THE SUMMITS AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA...AND THE ROAD TO THE SUMMIT OF MAUNA KEA IS CLOSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ005-006-012>027-150400- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- LEEWARD HALEAKALA-HALEAKALA SUMMIT-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 1227 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
939 WWHW70 PHFO 150134 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 334 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOLOKAI MAUI LANAI KAHOOLAWE AND FOR PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .A COLD FRONT NEAR MAUI WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND THIS EVENING...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...WHICH WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BEHIND THE FRONT... ACROSS MAUI COUNTY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND THE BIG ISLAND LATE THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HIZ005>011-150245- /O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0400Z/ OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- 334 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ HIZ028-151445- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 334 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS ON THE SUMMITS AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA...AND THE ROAD TO THE SUMMIT OF MAUNA KEA IS CLOSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ023>027-150800- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0800Z/ KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 334 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...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...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM HST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ HIZ012>022-150500- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0500Z/ MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 334 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM HST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM HST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
149 WWHW70 PHFO 150338 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 538 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND LOWER ELEVATIONS... .A COLD FRONT EAST OF MAUI WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND THIS EVENING...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...WHICH WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BEHIND THE FRONT... ACROSS MAUI COUNTY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND THE BIG ISLAND LATE THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HIZ012>022-150445- /O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0500Z/ MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 538 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ HIZ028-151600- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 538 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS ON THE SUMMITS AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA...AND THE ROAD TO THE SUMMIT OF MAUNA KEA IS CLOSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ023>027-150800- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T0800Z/ KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 538 PM HST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM HST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM HST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
159 WWHW70 PHFO 151339 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 339 AM HST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .WINDS AT THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY DECREASING AND DROPPING BELOW WARNING LEVELS. A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WHEN WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DROP BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. HIZ028-160245- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0009.150215T1339Z-150216T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 339 AM HST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 55 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REYNES
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 Feb 11, 8:28 PM HST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 8:28 PM HST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 828 PM HST WED FEB 11 2015 .SYNOPSIS... DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE STATE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH COOLER THAN NORMAL NIGHT TIME TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS. THE FRONT WILL BRING OVERCAST SKIES AND SHOWERS TO KAUAI SATURDAY MORNING... OAHU AND MAUI COUNTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AND THE LEEWARD BIG ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. DRY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FILL IN BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY. && .DISCUSSION... DRY WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE ISLANDS TONIGHT AS A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ROLLS ACROSS THE STATE FROM THE WEST. NIGHT TIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOW DEW POINTS AND LIGHT WINDS ALLOWING FOR LOWER TEMPS. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE ON TAP THURSDAY WITH AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES KICKING IN AS THE HIGH IS PUSHED EASTWARD BY A FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER KAUAI AND OAHU BY THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL INCREASE WITH THE FRONT AND NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURE WILL BOUNCE BACK TO NORMAL. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SMALLER ISLANDS MAY BE NECESSARY FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY WITH A SIMILAR LOOKING WEATHER SCENARIO WTH FRONT THAT BROUGHT GUSTY WINDS EARLY IN THE WEEK. STRONG SW WINDS WILL START FRIDAY AFTERNOON ON KAUAI AND OAHU AND THEN MOVE INTO MAUI COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL ACCELERATE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND SPEED DOWN THE LEE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR NORTH AND EAST OF MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AS THE WINDS ACCELERATE TOWARD THE SURFACE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL FORM AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND START TO AFFECT THE SMALLER ISLANDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT ITSELF WILL REACH KAUAI SOMETIME SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING OVERCAST SKIES AND WET WEATHER. THE FRONT WILL BE MOVING SOUTHEAST DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN AT ABOUT 15 MPH. AT THIS SPEED THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH OAHU IN THE AFTERNOON... MAUI COUNTY IN THE EVENING... AND THE LEEWARD BIG ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS ATOP THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS HAD DROPPED TO MODERATE LEVELS EARLIER THIS MORNING AND THE WARNING WAS DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY. EVENING OBSERVATIONS FROM MAUNA KEA SHOW WINDS APPROACHING WARNING LEVELS AGAIN. MODEL DATA SUGGEST WIND SPEEDS REMAINING IN THE ADVISORY CRITERIA RANGE /45 - 55 MPH/ BUT OBSERVATIONS WILL BE MONITORED THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE ELEVATED WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A STATIONARY MID- ATMOSPHERIC LOW PARKED OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. && .AVIATION... VFR WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST AREAS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH ONLY BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER MAUKA SECTIONS...ESPECIALLY IN MAUI COUNTY. THE AIRPORT ON LANAI MAY ALSO SEE PERIODS OF MVFR. AIRMET TANGO FOR MID-LEVEL TURB...150 TO 200...REMAINS IN EFFECT... THOUGH MAY BE DROPPED AT THE NEXT ISSUANCE TIME. && .MARINE... NORTHWEST SWELL WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH SATURDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS POSTED FOR EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES. ANOTHER LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING WARNING LEVEL SURF SUNDAY...THEN DIMINISH SLOWLY NEXT WEEK. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY /SCA/ GOES THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY FOR ZONES EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE SCA WILL LIKELY DROP OFF THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE SWELL DECLINES. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AND WILL BRING SCA CONDITIONS FOR SMALLER ISLANDS WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. A SHORT TIME FRAME OF GALE FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT OVER WATERS NEAR KAUAI. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST THURSDAY FOR NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KONA. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST THURSDAY FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-KAUAI CHANNEL- OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-KAIWI CHANNEL-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS- BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS. && MORRISON...DISCUSSION AND MARINE KINEL...AVIATION
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