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Ashfall Advisory 8, NWS Honolulu, HI

June 1, 2026Hawaii County, Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this ashfall advisory at Jun 1, 2026, 5:31 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 1, 2026, 5:31 AM HST (15:31 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2026, 5:02 PM HST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Honolulu, HI

County Hawaii County, HI

The radar

The South Shore radar (PHWA), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:30 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Hilo, (PITO), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 56 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Hilo, at 12:00Z on 2026-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 68 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Hilo, at 12:00Z on 2026-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
68 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

886 
WWHW70 PHFO 011531
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
531 AM HST Mon Jun 1 2026

HIZ052-053-012200-
/O.NEW.PHFO.AF.Y.0008.260601T1531Z-260601T2200Z/
Big Island Southeast-Big Island East-
531 AM HST Mon Jun 1 2026

...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY...

* WHAT...Kilauea is erupting lava fountains within the summit 
  caldera. Fountaining episodes typically last less than 12 hours 
  but ash can remain in the air longer depending on wind and weather 
  conditions.

* WHERE...Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and areas to the north and 
  northeast, including the communities of Volcano and Mountain View.

* WHEN...Until noon HST today.

* IMPACTS...The public will be affected by a limited hazard extent. 
  Varying levels of tephra, including ash, Pele’s hair and other 
  lightweight pumice may fall downwind of the eruption. These small 
  particles are eye and respiratory irritants, but will have low 
  level impacts for most people.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Limit exposure to tephra, especially if you have respiratory 
sensitivities. Wear a mask, gloves, eye protection, and long 
clothing when clearing ashfall. Close windows and doors. Cover and 
disconnect water catchment systems to protect your water supply.

&&

Submit your reports and photos of ashfall from volcanic eruptions to 
the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory at:

  Hawaiiash.science/report_form

$$

Walsh
4 follow-up statements
535 
WWHW70 PHFO 011834
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
834 AM HST Mon Jun 1 2026

HIZ052-053-012200-
/O.CON.PHFO.AF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260601T2200Z/
Big Island Southeast-Big Island East-
834 AM HST Mon Jun 1 2026

...ASHFALL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY...

* WHAT...Kilauea is erupting lava fountains within the summit 
  caldera. Fountaining episodes typically last less than 12 hours
  but ash can remain in the air longer depending on wind and weather 
  conditions. Winds will generally variable through 22,000 ft in 
  elevation today, causing tephra fallout to vary in location, 
  ranging from north of Kilauea through the southwest.

* WHERE...Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and areas to the north 
  through southwest.

* WHEN...Until noon HST today.

* IMPACTS...The public will be affected by a limited hazard extent. 
  Varying levels of tephra, including ash, Pele’s hair and other 
  lightweight pumice may fall downwind of the eruption. These small 
  particles are eye and respiratory irritants, but will have low 
  level impacts for most people.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Limit exposure to tephra, especially if you have respiratory 
sensitivities. Wear a mask, gloves, eye protection, and long 
clothing when clearing ashfall. Close windows and doors. Cover and 
disconnect water catchment systems to protect your water supply.

&&

Submit your reports and photos of ashfall from volcanic eruptions to 
the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory at:

  Hawaiiash.science/report_form

$$

KINO
831 
WWHW70 PHFO 012129
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
1129 AM HST Mon Jun 1 2026

HIZ052-053-020400-
/O.EXT.PHFO.AF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260602T0400Z/
Big Island Southeast-Big Island East-
1129 AM HST Mon Jun 1 2026

...ASHFALL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Kilauea is erupting lava fountains within the summit 
  caldera. Fountaining episodes typically last less than 12 hours
  but ash can remain in the air longer depending on wind and weather 
  conditions. Winds will generally be variable through 20,000 ft in 
  elevation today, causing tephra fallout to vary in location. 
  Tephra fall has lightened, but please remember fine ash and Pele's 
  hair may continue for hours after the eruption stops.

* WHERE...Big Island East and Big Island Southeast.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM HST this evening.

* IMPACTS...The public will be affected by a limited hazard extent. 
  Varying levels of tephra, including ash, Pele’s hair and other 
  lightweight pumice may fall downwind of the eruption. These small 
  particles are eye and respiratory irritants, but will have low 
  level impacts for most people.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Limit exposure to tephra, especially if you have respiratory 
sensitivities. Wear a mask, gloves, eye protection, and long 
clothing when clearing ashfall. Close windows and doors. Cover and 
disconnect water catchment systems to protect your water supply.

&&

Submit your reports and photos of ashfall from volcanic eruptions to 
the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory at:

  Hawaiiash.science/report_form

$$

KINO
733 
WWHW70 PHFO 012358
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
158 PM HST Mon Jun 1 2026

HIZ052-053-020400-
/O.CON.PHFO.AF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260602T0400Z/
Big Island Southeast-Big Island East-
158 PM HST Mon Jun 1 2026

...ASHFALL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Kilauea eruption has ended, but please remember fine ash 
  and Pele's hair may continue for hours after the eruption stops. 
  Winds will continue to remain variable through 20,000 ft in 
  elevation, causing tephra fallout to vary in location.

* WHERE...Big Island East and Big Island Southeast.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM HST this evening.

* IMPACTS...The public will be affected by a limited hazard extent. 
  Varying levels of tephra, including ash, Pele’s hair and other 
  lightweight pumice may fall downwind of the eruption. These small 
  particles are eye and respiratory irritants, but will have low 
  level impacts for most people.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Limit exposure to tephra, especially if you have respiratory 
sensitivities. Wear a mask, gloves, eye protection, and long 
clothing when clearing ashfall. Close windows and doors. Cover and 
disconnect water catchment systems to protect your water supply.

&&

Submit your reports and photos of ashfall from volcanic eruptions to 
the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory at:

  Hawaiiash.science/report_form

$$

KINO
116 
WWHW70 PHFO 020302
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
502 PM HST Mon Jun 1 2026

HIZ052-053-020415-
/O.CAN.PHFO.AF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260602T0400Z/
Big Island Southeast-Big Island East-
502 PM HST Mon Jun 1 2026

...ASHFALL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The threat has ended.

Submit your reports and photos of ashfall from volcanic eruptions to 
the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory at:

  Hawaiiash.science/report_form

$$

KINO

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this ashfall advisory 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 ashfall advisory went out at Jun 1, 3:08 AM HST, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:08 AM HST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
308 AM HST Mon Jun 1 2026

.SYNOPSIS...

Moderate trades weaken giving way to land and sea breezes through
early this week. Increasing moisture will move up the island
chain from the southeast through the early portion of the week
resulting in increased shower coverage over island interiors.
Trades return late Wednesday and continue through the forecast
period.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

Latest satellite and radar imagery show a short-wave thats near
overhead or just to the northeast of the island chain and sagging
southward. Low clouds are moving across the islands within the
trade wind flow. Radar imagery shows scattered showers ongoing
across the islands, mostly impacting windward and mauka locations
with some limited spillover to leeward areas. Some heavier showers
are impacting windward Big Island causing some minor flooding or
ponding on roadways and low-lying flood prone areas.

As the aforementioned shortwave continues advancing through the
area, increasing showers will be most pronounced over the eastern
end of the state today then expand up the island chain by Tuesday.
Trades back northeast and strengthen to moderate levels during
the early portion of the week, focusing showers windward and
mauka. Breezy trades then establish during the second half of the
week as the subtropical ridge strengthens north of the area.

&&

.AVIATION...

An upstream trough will continue to bring periods of MVFR low
clouds and showers to windward mountain areas of most islands
through the early morning hours. Pulses of wet weather continue
across the Hawaii region for the next few days.

AIRMET Sierra remains in effect for mountain obscuration above
2000 feet for most windward island mountains through the early
morning hours.

&&

.MARINE...

Light to moderate trade winds will persist today, then gradually
strengthen into the fresh to locally strong category Tuesday
through the latter half of the week as the subtropical ridge
builds north of the state. Small Craft Advisory conditions will
likely develop in the typically windier channels and waters around
Maui County and the Big Island beginning Tuesday.

Surf along exposed south-facing shores will remain elevated this
week as a series of overlapping south to south-southwest swells
move through the region. The current south swell, which peaked
over the weekend, is slowly easing, with the peak energy down
into the 14-15 second band. Long-period forerunners from the new
south-southwest swell will steadily fill in today, leading to a
building trend by tonight.

Surf is expected to return to advisory levels tonight through
Tuesday and likely rise above the advisory threshold by midweek as
the swell peaks. While some of the peak energy may have missed
the PacIOOS American Samoa buoy to the east over the weekend,
observations suggest surf heights should peak locally near, or
possibly just below, the High Surf Warning threshold of 15-foot
faces along south-facing shores around Wednesday. A gradual
downward trend is then expected through the latter half of the
week.

Surf along north-facing shores will increase Tuesday and remain
up through Friday as a pair of overlapping northerly swells
arrive from a broad gale far north of the state near the Aleutian
Islands. Seasonal surf conditions should return by the weekend.

Surf along east-facing shores will gradually build by midweek as
strengthening trade winds generate increasing short-period wind
waves. Surf should return to near seasonal levels by the end of
the week.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

DISCUSSION...Walsh
AVIATION...Bohlin
MARINE...Gibbs

The office that day

Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 12:29 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOHawaii3 hr
Jun 1, 3:38 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOHawaii3 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.