08-05-2014, 07:22 AM
11:00am Update - FYI: Tropical Storm Watch Issued
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A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible on the Big Island within 48 hours
At 11 a.m. Iselle was located about 1,000 miles east of Hilo and was moving west-northwest at 9 miles per hour.
The latest forecast track from the National Hurricane Center brings Iselle to the Big Island as a tropical storm on Thursday. The outer fringes of the storm may be felt in the Puna District as early as noon Thursday. The center of the storm is forecast to come ashore near Hilo about 6:00 P.M. that day. A tropical storm can have winds from 39-74 mph.
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http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26167...rn-pacific
A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible on the Big Island within 48 hours
At 11 a.m. Iselle was located about 1,000 miles east of Hilo and was moving west-northwest at 9 miles per hour.
The latest forecast track from the National Hurricane Center brings Iselle to the Big Island as a tropical storm on Thursday. The outer fringes of the storm may be felt in the Puna District as early as noon Thursday. The center of the storm is forecast to come ashore near Hilo about 6:00 P.M. that day. A tropical storm can have winds from 39-74 mph.