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Gale Warning 8, NWS Honolulu, HI

September 26, 2026

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this gale warning at Sep 26, 2026, 5:09 PM HST. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 26, 2026, 5:09 PM HST (03:09 UTC)
Expired: Sep 27, 2026, 3:05 PM HST
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS Honolulu, HI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Sep 26, 5:09 PM HST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 5:09 PM HST, 0 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 26, 2:05 PM HST, 3 hours 4 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
205 PM HST Sat Sep 26 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     Rain             4 SW Naalehu            19.04N 155.63W
09/26/2026  M2.50 Inch       Hawaii             HI   Trained Spotter

            Also reported moderate rain at times and
            winds not really reaching tropical strength.

&&

TWP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 26, 3:59 PM HST	Areal Flood Advisory	HFO	Hawaii	9 hr
Sep 26, 5:04 PM HST	High Wind Warning	HFO	Hawaii, Kalawao	22 hr

Nearby

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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.