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Closures update #6: Shelters at Keaʻau Armory, Pāhoa Community Center to close today; Gilma downgraded to tropical storm

The latest information about road closures and other continued disruptions and recovery services in the wake of Hurricane Hone.

Hone Sunday update #3: Hurricane weakens to tropical storm as it moves away from Hawaiian Islands

Hone is now well past the Big Island leaving trailing rain bands in its wake.

Hone Saturday update #4: Tropical storm has become a hurricane and is passing South Point

Maximum sustained winds were measured near 75 mph with higher gusts.

Ill winds churn as system to south and east of Big Island continues to strengthen

A well-defined area of low pressure continues to become more organized, producing showers and thunderstorms, and is expected to merge with a weaker disturbance. A tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to develop later today. The storm is then expected to become more powerful and move into the Central Pacific on a trek near the islands.

System off southern Mexico coast has good chance of becoming tropical depression

It’s still way too early to tell if it could have any impacts on the Hawaiian Islands.

Weather update: Tropical Storm Greg now 790 miles southeast of Hilo; Hurricane Fernanda weakening in open waters

Tropical Storm Greg is moving steadily west near 14 mph and is now about 790 miles southeast of Hilo. Greg, with a maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, is expected to make a gradual turn toward the west-northwest is expected today. Some strengthening is expected through the next day, followed by weakening Thursday and Friday, […]

Tropical Storm Greg update: Storm not expected to impact Hawai‘i Island

Greg is moving toward the west near 13 mph with tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 35 miles from its center.

Tropical weather update: Tropical Storm Fernanda forms in Eastern Pacific

It’s too early to tell, however, if the tropical storm or two other developing low pressure systems in the Eastern Pacific will impact the Hawaiian Islands.

Tropical weather outlook: National Hurricane Center tracking 3 potential storm systems in Eastern Pacific

While there is a chance each of the systems could become a tropical cyclone during the next week, it’s too early to tell if any could impact the Hawaiian Islands.

UPDATE: Dora weakens to Category 2 hurricane; storm expected to cross into Central Pacific on Sunday

As of 5 p.m. Aug. 4, the hurricane was about 1,735 miles east of South Point on the Big Island and continuing on a westward track at about 18 mph.

UPDATE: Dora intensifies to Category 4 hurricane, still expected to pass south of Hawaiʻi

As of 5 p.m. Thursday, Dora was 1,070 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, or 2,130 miles east-southeast of Hilo, traveling west at about 18 mph and was continued to do so for the next several days.

Dora intensifies to Category 4 Hurricane as churns toward Central Pacific; forecast to weaken, pass well south of Hawaiʻi

Forecasters say Hurricane Dora will gradually weaken beginning late Thursday and continuing through Friday as it moves over cooler sea surface temperatures and runs into an increase in easterly shear.

Update No. 3: Calvin strengthens more, now with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph

As of 2 p.m., the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said Calvin was about 220 miles southeast of Hilo and moving west at 21 mph. Tropical storm-force winds now extend up to 140 miles out from the storm’s center, which is still forecast to pass the islands to the south, very close to the Big Island.

UPDATE: Tropical Storm Calvin continues to track toward Hawai’i Islands, 1,150 miles east southeast of Hilo

Calvin is now a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph as it continues on a west northwest path at 16 mph and is located about 1,360 miles east southeast of Hilo.

UPDATE No. 2: Calvin now about 1,540 miles east-southeast of Hilo on the Big Island, still moving west-northwest

The tropical cyclone is now moving slightly faster at about 17 mph and remains over open ocean and on a track that looks to bring it to near or over the Big Island — possibly as a tropical storm — as early as Tuesday next week.

Are you ready? Being prepared is key to weathering Calvin and other storms

As Hurricane Calvin approaches the Central Pacific, continuing on a westward trek that looks to bring the storm — or its remnants — to Hawai‘i, possibly as early as Tuesday, it’s time to think about what you need to do to be ready.

Hurricane Calvin continues westward trek; storm could reach Hawai‘i next week

As of shortly before 6 p.m., Hurricane Calvin looked like it was on the cusp of entering the Central Pacific region. The now-Category 2 storm is on a track that could bring it to Hawai‘i, albeit likely not as a hurricane.

Hurricane Douglas Moves Away From Hawaiian Islands

Hurricane Douglas is moving away from the Hawaiian Islands and a hurricane warning is issued for portions of the Papahanaumokukea Marine National Monument. 

Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Kaua‘i County

A tropical storm warning has been issued for Kaua‘i County as Hurricane Douglas continues to move west-northwest to the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawai‘i County Port Conditions Set to Zulu

The US Coast Guard Captain of the Port set port condition ZULU for Hawai‘i County.
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