Hawaii, 2004

High Wind in Hawaii, March 11, 2004

March 11, 2004 · NWS HFO · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Strong winds, gusting over 55 knots, affected Haleakala summit in Maui, and the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. There were no reports of serious property damage or injuries.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.

Strong winds, gusting over 55 knots, affected Haleakala summit in Maui, and the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. There were no reports of serious property damage or injuries.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 11, 4:16 AM HST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 4:16 AM HST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
NARRATIVE SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION FOR AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE INDEPENDENT
STATE OF SAMOA

TODAY AND FRIDAY...
TRADE WIND WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AND
BEYOND AS THE SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS STATIONARY SOUTH OF SAMOA
BETWEEN 20S AND 25S.  SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS
RIDING IN FROM TIME TO TIME ON THE 10 TO 15 KNOT TRADE WINDS.

NO SIGNIFICANT SWELL IS EXPECTED.

OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
STILL MORE OF THE SAME.

NARRATIVE DISCUSSION FOR TUVALU

TODAY AND SATURDAY...TUVALU TIME...
ISOLATED CBS ARE NOTED SOUTHWEST OF FUNAFUTI AND ALONG 07S LATITUDE
BETWEEN THE DATELINE AND 171W LONGITUDE, MOVING WEST SLOWLY.
COMPUTER PROGS CONTINUE TO INDICATE UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF TUVALU AND GENERALLY FINE WEATHER IN THE NORTH.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SATURDAY.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Maui

When
March 11, 5:30 AM HST to 2:30 PM HST
Where
Maui forecast zone
Measured
57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, North and East Hawaii

When
March 11, 5:30 AM HST to 2:30 PM HST
Where
North and East Hawaii forecast zone
Measured
57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, South Hawaii

When
March 11, 5:30 AM HST to 2:30 PM HST
Where
South Hawaii forecast zone
Measured
57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, West Hawaii

When
March 11, 5:30 AM HST to 2:30 PM HST
Where
West Hawaii forecast zone
Measured
57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5431191, 5431192, 5431193, 5431194.