2018 Hurricane Season

[Durian Fiend]

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Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge

I'm wondering where people are coming up with the 65+ mph forecast.

The Chunkster Gold Standard ECMWF Model on Weather Underground. It's a little tricky to find on their website, but the 65 mph sustained wind was at the time of Olivia's projected arrival at the tip of North Kohala...

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Here it is. Match longitude of Hawaii with wind speed.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 09/2100Z 21.7N 145.1W 65 KT 75 MPH
12H 10/0600Z 21.7N 146.7W 65 KT 75 MPH
24H 10/1800Z 21.7N 148.5W 65 KT 75 MPH
36H 11/0600Z 21.4N 150.5W 65 KT 75 MPH
48H 11/1800Z 21.1N 152.5W 60 KT 70 MPH
72H 12/1800Z 20.2N 157.1W 50 KT 60 MPH
96H 13/1800Z 19.2N 162.3W 40 KT 45 MPH
120H 14/1800Z 19.6N 167.3W 30 KT 35 MPH