Hurricane season 2016

[knieft]

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Originally posted by ericlp

I love how all the guys on Oahu are telling 'US', how it's going to be much worse than iselle.

Think for winding up the people on the big island! Seriously, how would they know, most probably never even been here for a hurricane. Just keep reading the computer models.

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I think this is just the price of admission, as they say, since the media will sensationalize the reports from the weather folks, who have to err on the side of caution.

I can't speak highly enough of the Dark Sky app (which I guess is android now as well--but can't speak for the android version). Yes, it uses one computer model, but gives a playable map of anywhere in the world that goes from a few days before present (actual data) straight through to several days after present (forecast). Other screens show minute, hourly, and daily micro forecasts up to a week ahead, that can be viewed as temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, and uv index. Use your actual location or go to anywhere worldwide. Much more useful that a single line on the computer model graphic at wunderground.com. I think I paid $5. It is one of my most used apps, for sure, and _lovely_ during these weather crisis times.

Dark Sky is dependent on the Naalehu station for decent accuracy in the micro forecasts, but even when that station is down, the macro stuff is available.

And _way_ more useful than the text updates with longitude/latitude/knots/etc. (I never know what I am supposed to make of that kind of data. Am I stupid or what?)

At least it gives you some more info/context to read between the lines on the official weather service updates, which have always been extra cautious by design.

I suspect if Dark Sky is one day way off on it's forecast, that the NWS will be as well.

I am somehow reminded of huddling around the tv watching ripples in the water from the coconut island webcam years ago when the tsunami "hit".

Yes, better prepared than not--but a little caution from the NWS along with a little of sensationalism from the media can mean that reports of our demise have been greatly exaggerated...happily!

Cheers,
Kirt