HURRICANES IGNACIO AND JIMENA TRACKING NORTH

[opihikao]

Well, Kimo, your Tutu was right. Sure wish others had that luxury of Kupuna teachings. [] Mahalo.

FYI: (*Snipped - More at link)

http://khon2.com/2015/08/25/hurricane-ig...continued/

At 5:00 p.m., the eye of Hurricane Ignacio was located by U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft (Hurricane Hunters) about 355 miles from Hilo.

Ignacio is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph and this motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.

On the current forecast track, the center of Ignacio will pass approximately 200 miles northeast of Hawaii Island and Maui Monday and Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph with higher gusts. Ignacio is a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

Rapid weakening is expected and Ignacio may become a tropical storm by Tuesday.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 30 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 160 miles.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 961 mb.


Mahalo ke Akua.


JMO.