Monday, August 10, 2009

Felicia Approaches Hawaii

Image (click to enlarge): Tropical Storm Felicia forecast track from Central Pacific Hurricane Center.

5 pm HST Update: Felicia has weakened slightly to maximum winds of 40 mph, and movement is to the west at 10 mph from a position about 210 miles east-northeast of Hilo, Hawaii and 375 miles east of Honolulu.

Original post:
Tropical Storm Felicia, with maximum winds now down to 45 mph, continues on a track toward Hawaii. At 11 am HST, the storm was moving westward at 12 mph. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center reports the following storm watches:
 AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE BIG 
ISLAND HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR OAHU AND FOR ALL OF MAUI COUNTY...WHICH INCLUDES THE
ISLANDS OF MAUI...KAHOOLAWE...LANAI...AND MOLOKAI. A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
The storm is expected to reach the islands on Tuesday as a tropical depression or possibly a weak tropical storm.

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