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Flossie dramatic change west-northwest, Hilo sees clear skies
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by Big Island Video News
on Jul 29, 2013 at 7:20 am

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STORY SUMMARY

HILO, Hawaii – Still under a Tropical Storm warning, residents of Hawaii County awoke to clear skies on Monday morning. Flossie was 120 miles east northeast of Hilo as of 5 a.m. and was moving toward the west-northwest near 16 miles per hour. The National Weather Service says this motion is expected to continue for […]

Courtesy National Weather Service

Courtesy National Weather Service

HILO, Hawaii – Still under a Tropical Storm warning, residents of Hawaii County awoke to clear skies on Monday morning. Flossie was 120 miles east northeast of Hilo as of 5 a.m. and was moving toward the west-northwest near 16 miles per hour. The National Weather Service says this motion is expected to continue for the next 48 hours.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph, a little weaker than they were last night. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours.

It sounds like Flossie’s location was actually a dramatic change for meteorologists. From the 5 a.m. discussion:

National Weather ServiceNational Weather Service

“The center of Flossie was hidden by high clouds most of the night before virs nighttime visual satellite imagery revealed an exposed low level circulation center farther north than expected. We re-bested the 0600 utc position based on the visible data. Subjective Dvorak analyses continued show current intensities of 3.0 but satellite loops suggest a rapid weakening trend with the low level center pulling away from a small area of convection southeast of the center. It is likely that continued northwest shear will maintain this weakening trend.

The track has been shifted north to reflect the re-located center. The track guidance shifted following the track change and was consistent with a new track farther to the north. The track now shows Flossie passing over Maui today… Over Oahu tonight… Then passing south of Kauai early Tuesday morning. We expect Flossie to weaken steadily as it tracks west northwest and dissipate within 96 hours.”

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 105 miles from the center.

Hawaii County says the effects of the storm are expected to impact Hawaii Island around 8:00 a.m. this morning and continue through the day. ” The public is reminded that the Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect and to please continue to prepare for possible storm conditions,” Hawaii County Civil Defense says. “The suspension of Hele-On Bus service continues, however the weather conditions will be evaluated and service restored as soon as safely possible.”

Could it be that Hawaii Island will escape unscathed? This was the scene at 7 a.m. in Hilo, looking makai.

Hilo looks non-threatening at 7 a.m. this morning.

Hilo looks non-threatening at 7 a.m. this morning.


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