20:30 GOES VIS shows the first outer arms arriving

[pahoated]

The damage comes from the storm surge, the big red blob. It is breaking up fast, the center is losing shape. It does look like it slams into south Puna and the storm surge goes directly over Kalapana. It is kind of a toss up whether this lands as a hurricane or just tropical storm.

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/satellite/Ha...R_loop.gif

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