Storm/cyclone headed for hilo

[Laughing_girl]

quote:

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"The track of Iniki northward after passing south of the Big Island was forecast quite well and the hurricane watch was issued the afternoon before on 9/10 as we realized that the storm would not pass as far west of Kauai as earlier thought. We did not get the full 36 hour lead time, we strive for. I worked on the initial issuance of the watch, so I remember it well."

http://www.petergelsey.com/hurricanes.doc

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I remember when Iniki was coming at us! We were camping at Kalani with a group of students from Parker School - it rained 2 days straight, huge waves at Pohiki - no mention of a hurricane coming. (Remember at that time, there was no cell service there and definitely no Satellite TV at Kalani.) When I was coming home and crossed through Waimea driving down towards Kawaihae, at the first place you can see the ocean, I saw the huge waves at the break wall at Kawaihae - from 8-9 miles away! At first, it took me a second to realize what I was seeing. It was then that civil defense warning came out about the hurricane - about 11 am or noon. Iniki hit Oahu/Kauai sometime in the mid or late afternoon. We watched the waves continue to increase in size all afternoon until the storm passed behind Oahu.


PS Our water temp has been fluctuating between 27C and 28C this last week (80.6 - 82.4F) which is slightly higher than normal (24-25C).