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[Obie]

...STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...

BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE
STATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS WILL FUNNEL AND ACCELERATE
BETWEEN THE ISLANDS AND LEEWARD OF MOUNTAIN AREAS LEADING TO MUCH
STRONGER THAN NORMAL TRADES. THESE WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40
TO 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS...WITH SUSTAINED VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND
35 MPH.

[lavalava]

Mahalo Obie! The hatches have been battened down!

[Guest]

Thanks for the wind brief Obie, This weekend may spell doom for most of the mango and lychee tree's in Puna, and for the whole state. Seems like the winds knock down most of the little lychee and mango's every year. I really was hoping for a bumper crop this year, hope the wind wraps around us in some way. This morning is just peaceful and calm, gives no indication of this storm. I wonder what could be put up to try and protect some folks lychee or mango?? I have three trees I would try to cover if I did not think the cover would just blow away. The hard rains two weeks ago really killed off a lot of the flowers(rotting them) on the trees, now the winds can bring down its share of the little ones.

[pahoated]

The wind front is hitting the leeward side first, so the windward side should get less wind. Click on the .gov site in the link. Wind alerts through Sunday.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/24972...is-weekend

Dangerous winds expected this weekend, gusts could reach 65 mph

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