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Mar. 5—The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for portions of Maui County and Hawaii island, effective until 6 p.m. today. Forecasters say northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph, with ...
Nov. 12—The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for parts of Maui County and Hawaii island until Tuesday morning. "Strong high pressure building north of the islands will bring ...
Hawaii slammed by triple threat of severe thunderstorms, blistering wind, blizzard-like snow Hayley Vawter, Emilee Speck, Scott Sistek, Julian Atienza Updated January 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Some areas experienced wind gusts well over hurricane force, including a low altitude gust of 106 mph (171 km/h) on Lahaina Roads, Maui. Haiku, on the windward coast of Maui, experienced a wind gust of 75 mph (121 km/h). On the high mountain summits of the Big Island and Maui, winds of over 110 mph (180 km/h) were recorded.
The elevated topography blocks the airflow, effectively splitting the trade winds in two. This split causes a zone of weak winds, called a "wind wake", on the leeward side of the islands. [15] Aerodynamic theory indicates that an island wind wake effect should dissipate within a few hundred kilometers and not be felt in the western Pacific ...
Hurricane Iselle was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the island of Hawaii in recorded history. The tenth named storm, fifth hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the 2014 hurricane season, Iselle developed from an area of disturbed weather southwest of Mexico on July 31, 2014.
Dec. 13—A high surf advisory remains in place for the north- and west-facing shores of most isles, effective until 6 a.m. Thursday due to a large, north-northwest swell. The National Weather ...
A theoretical forecast map of a hypothetical Category 4 hurricane inbound for the island of Oahu published by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.. Makani Pahili (alternatively Makani Pāhili, Hawaiian for strong wind) [1] is an annual disaster preparedness exercise for tropical cyclones [2] organized between the United States Armed Forces and Hawaiian civil agencies that occurs near the ...