...VERY STRONG WINDS AND COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE

[randomq]

Calm all night in Hawaiian Acres. The maunas have protected us yet again. :-)

[Mangosteen]

Looks like East Hawaii Island misses the worst of it;
https://weather.com/news/news/2019-02-10...-big-waves

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

Great satellite video of the storm:
https://mobile.twitter.com/UWCIMSS/statu...9854078976

[terracore]

According to CD the winds aren't supposed to hit us until later tonight/tomorrow:

A message from COUNTY OF HAWAII
Incident: Winter Storm Update Message
This is a Hawaii County Civil Defense Winter Storm update message for February 10 at 1:30 in the afternoon.
The National Weather Service High Wind Warning and High Surf Advisory remains in effect for the Big Island. Onset of the winds and waves have begun in some areas. All persons are advised that the peak period for this storm and impacts are forecast for later tonight into Monday morning for the Big Island.
You are reminded to follow these recommendations.
• Secure out door property that maybe damaged or cause injury to others.
• Ocean front residents should be prepared for wave run up due to large surf.
• Complete all preparations before nightfall.
• Power outages may occur without warning.
• Treat any down utilities lines as live and stay clear and notify authorities.
• At intersections treat all flashing or inoperable signal lights as a 4 way stop.
You will be kept updated on any changes that may affect your safety.
Thank you for listening, have a safe day, this is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.

[macuu222]

Interesting wind pattern. Looks like Puna is right in the least turbulent wind zone

https://www.windy.com/?21.289,-155.391,6

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

For HPP:

Sunday Afternoon
Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night
Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday
Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Windy, with a north northwest wind 8 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night
Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

[leilanidude]

After seeing winds at the peak of Mauna Kea hitting 90-105mph most of the day - they are now down to around 25-40mph.
Is it over? Was it another over hyped forecast?

http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/current/cams/

[Obie]

NWS

Tonight's forecast for Hilo !

Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

[TomK]

"After seeing winds at the peak of Mauna Kea hitting 90-105mph most of the day - they are now down to around 25-40mph.
Is it over? Was it another over hyped forecast?

http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/current/cams/"

No, it's not an "over hyped" forecast. Wind gusts at Mauna Kea's summit were over 160-mph earlier today. Temperatures are around 10 Fahrenheit with fog. I've watched various weather sensors fail in the last few hours because they are either iced up or have been destroyed.

Sometimes you have to understand the context behind measurements in order to make sense of them.

[leilanidude]

Sorry I wasn't precise enough for you, TomK.

Was this over hyped for Puna? Civil Defense sent out a couple dozen dire warnings, including another one at 5:15am today. There is not even any wind at all right now, nor all night, barely any Sunday during the day, in Leilani. I went to Kona yesterday. Saddle was windy, but no dangerous by any means. I know the peaks were windy but since they were closed to the public...

Maybe, TomK, you should learn to understand more of what people are trying to say, before you try to make yourself sound superior.