A mid and upper level low pressure center moving west across the Island of Hawaii and to the south of Maui produced strong easterly winds along the summits and upper slopes of the volcanoes on both islands.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A mid and upper level low pressure center moving west across the Island of Hawaii and to the south of Maui produced strong easterly winds along the summits and upper slopes of the volcanoes on both islands.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds of 45 to 60 mph were recorded near the summit of Mauna Kea.
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