#fire weather watch
Update: Red flag warning canceled for all of Hawaiʻi; wind advisory extended for Big Island
National Weather Service winds of 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph, will continue through 6 p.m. Sunday
Hawaiʻi County prepares, urges community to do same ahead of expected red flag warning conditions
The County is activating its Emergency Operation Center as much of the Big Island is already under a fire weather watch.
Update: Red flag warning and wind advisory are canceled for Hawai‘i Island
Conditions are still dry, however, humidity levels have dropped as well as wind speeds.
Fire Weather Watch for West Hawai‘i goes into effect Wednesday
Dry fuels combined with strong trade winds and lowering humidities could produce critical fire weather conditions Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon.
Update: Dora moves past Hawaiʻi Island; strong winds continue through Wednesday
Category 4 Hurricane Dora is passing south of the Big Island today with sustained winds of 130 mph. It is bringing high winds, high surf and dry conditions with fire hazards.
Category 4 Hurricane Dora will bring high winds, high surf to Big Island Monday through Wednesday
While Category 4 Hurricane Dora will pass well south of the Hawaiian Islands in the next couple of days, the storm will bring high winds of 30 to 45 mph, with gusts over 65 mph.
Dora maintains Category 4 intensity as hurricane moves west across the Central Pacific, south of the Hawaiian Islands
As of 5 p.m. Sunday, Dora was about 890 miles east-southeast of South Point on the Big Island and 1,725 miles east of Johnston Island moving west at 22 mph. The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, with hurricane-force winds extending up to 25 miles out from the storm’s center.
Red Flag Warning Extended For Portions of Big Island
The red flag warning will be in effect from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, the same time frame as a fire weather watch issued earlier Tuesday.
