{"id":2396,"date":"2018-09-10T12:04:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T22:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/?p=2396"},"modified":"2018-09-10T12:04:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T22:04:49","slug":"behold-hurricane-olivia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/?p=2396","title":{"rendered":"Behold Hurricane Olivia<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is quite annoying to be bothered by hurricanes and tropical storms. Alas, it is hurricane season and this year it seems to be picking up with more storms coming near Hawaii and actually threatening us with high winds and plenty of rain.<\/p>\n

The latest is Olivia which is several hundreds of miles to the east of the state and moving in a westerly direction. A tropical storm watch is up for Oahu and a tropical storm warning is up for Maui and Hawaii counties. There is a possibility that all of these alerts will be increased to hurricane warnings as this storm moves closer. So far it is a CATEGORY 1 hurricane with winds clocked in a 85mph.<\/p>\n

It is certainly not as threatening as Hurricane Lane that moved in to the state in August before turning north and fizzling out.<\/p>\n

Behind Olivia there is Tropical Storm Paul, churning several thousand miles away in the Eastern Pacific but moving westward.<\/p>\n

Attached below will be the latest updates from the NOAA regarding Olivia. This post will be periodically updated.<\/p>\n

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BULLETIN\r\nHurricane Olivia Advisory Number  41\r\nNWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   EP172018\r\n1100 AM HST Mon Sep 10 2018\r\n \r\n...AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND OLIVIA IS STILL A\r\nHURRICANE TO THE EAST OF HAWAII...\r\n \r\n \r\nSUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION\r\n-----------------------------------------------\r\nLOCATION...21.7N 148.7W\r\nABOUT 435 MI...700 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII\r\nABOUT 590 MI...950 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII\r\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM\/H\r\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM\/H\r\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB...29.12 INCHES\r\n \r\n \r\nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\r\n--------------------\r\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\r\n \r\nNone.\r\n \r\nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\r\n \r\nA Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...\r\n* Maui County...including the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and\r\nKahoolawe\r\n* Hawaii County\r\n \r\nA Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...\r\n* Oahu\r\n \r\nA Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are\r\nexpected somewhere in the warning area within 36 hours.\r\n \r\nA Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are\r\npossible in the watch area within 48 hours.\r\n \r\nInterests on Kauai and Niihau should closely monitor the progress\r\nof Olivia.\r\n \r\nFor storm information specific to your area, please monitor\r\nproducts issued by the National Weather Service office in\r\nHonolulu Hawaii.\r\n \r\n \r\nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\r\n----------------------\r\nAt 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Olivia was\r\nlocated near latitude 21.7 North, longitude 148.7 West. Olivia is\r\nmoving toward the west near 9 mph (15 km\/h). A continued west to\r\nwest-southwest motion is expected for the next few days. On the\r\nforecast track, the center of Olivia will be moving over the main\r\nHawaiian Islands Tuesday night into Wednesday.\r\n \r\nAir Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters recently found that\r\nOlivia is still a hurricane, with maximum sustained winds near\r\n75 mph (120 km\/h), with higher gusts. Little change in intensity is\r\nexpected today, with gradual weakening expected afterward. Olivia\r\nis expected to approach the islands as a strong tropical storm.\r\n \r\nHurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the\r\ncenter and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles\r\n(165 km).\r\n \r\nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 986 mb (29.12 inches).\r\n \r\n \r\nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\r\n----------------------\r\nWIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the\r\nwarning area starting late Tuesday. Tropical storm conditions are\r\npossible within the watch area starting late Tuesday night or early\r\nWednesday morning.\r\n \r\nRAINFALL: Olivia is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations\r\nof 10 to 15 inches. Isolated maximum amounts of 20 inches are\r\npossible, especially over windward sections of Maui County and the\r\nBig Island. This rainfall may produce life-threatening flash\r\nflooding.\r\n \r\nSURF: Large swells generated by Olivia will spread from east to\r\nwest across the Hawaiian Islands early this week. This will cause\r\nsurf to build along exposed east facing shorelines as Olivia\r\napproaches. This surf may become damaging across parts of the state.\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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