Hurricane FLOSSIE QUICKLOOK, POSTED 12:00 HST 08/13/2007
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Hurricane FLOSSIE QUICKLOOK, POSTED 12:00 HST 08/13/2007 Hurricane FLOSSIE QUICKLOOK Posted: 12:00 HST 08/13/2007 NOAA and NOAA Partnership Stations Relative to the Storm Storm Analysis NOS water level at Hilo is around 0.15 ft (0.05 m) above predicted. NOS water level at Kahului is around 0.26 ft (0.08 m) above predicted. NOS water level at Honolulu is around 0.21 ft (0.06 m) above predicted. Water level and meteorological plots are updated automatically. For more information, please see www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov . SELECT CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER ADVISORY INFORMATION: ...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII... 1 Hurricane FLOSSIE QUICKLOOK, POSTED 12:00 HST 08/13/2007 ...A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII... AT 1100 AM HST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 150.6 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII AND ABOUT 635 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU...OAHU. FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLOSSIE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 956 MB...28.23 INCHES. THE MAIN EFFECTS FROM HURRICANE FLOSSIE ARE EXPECTED ON THE BIG ISLAND TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND. EVERYONE IN HAWAII IS URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR FUTURE BULLETINS AS THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE MOVES TOWARD THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. For the purpose of timely release, data contained within this QUICKLOOK have undergone a "limited" NOS Quality Assurance/Control; however, the data have not yet undergone final verification. All data subject to NOS verification. Jump to: Hilo - Water Level, Honolulu - Water Level, Kawaihae - Winds, Kahului - Water Level, Honolulu - Barometric, Kawaihae - Barometric, 2 Hurricane FLOSSIE QUICKLOOK, POSTED 12:00 HST 08/13/2007 Hilo, HI - Station Map Return to List Last Observed Sample: 08/13/2007 12:00 (AHST) Relative to MLLW: Observed: 1.23 ft. Predicted: 0.98 ft. Residual: 0.25 ft. Historical Maximum Water Level: 01/20/1981, 1.37 ft. above MHHW Kahului, HI - Station Map Return to List Last Observed Sample: 08/13/2007 12:06 (AHST) Relative to MLLW: Observed: 1.64 ft. Predicted: 1.39 ft. Residual: 0.25 ft. Historical Maximum Water Level: 12/20/1968, 1.23 ft. above MHHW 3 Hurricane FLOSSIE QUICKLOOK, POSTED 12:00 HST 08/13/2007 Honolulu, HI - Station Map Return to List Last Observed Sample: 08/13/2007 12:06 (AHST) Relative to MLLW: Observed: 0.79 ft. Predicted: 0.58 ft. Residual: 0.21 ft. Historical Maximum Water Level: 02/14/1967, 1.49 ft. above MHHW Honolulu, HI - Station Map Return to List Last Observed Sample: 08/13/2007 12:06 (AHST) Barometric Pressure: 1017.9 mb 4 Hurricane FLOSSIE QUICKLOOK, POSTED 12:00 HST 08/13/2007 Kawaihae, HI - Station Map Return to List Last Observed Sample: 08/13/2007 12:00 (AHST) Wind Speed: 18 knots Gusts: 34 knots Direction: 084° T Kawaihae, HI - Station Map Return to List Last Observed Sample: 08/13/2007 12:00 (AHST) Barometric Pressure: 1013.4 mb 5 Hurricane FLOSSIE QUICKLOOK, POSTED 12:00 HST 08/13/2007 Center for Operational Oceanographic Products & Services (CO-OPS) | National Ocean Service (NOS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | U.S. Department of Commerce 6.