HILDA TROPICAL STORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR BI

[EvilOctopus]

I always watch out for storms named after viking chicks!

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

NOAA's WeatherView world wind animator. It takes a while to load but worth a look.
After checking out Hilda and Hawaii, spin the globe toward Asia to compare little Hilda with the typhoon currently headed towards China:

http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/weatherview/index.html

[steve1]

Tried that link in Firefox 39.0.3 and it just froze (unresponsive script) Tried again and it froze again. I am getting 4-6 mb/sec this Am but it keeps freezing so I think the site probably demands more bandwidth.

[terracore]

Hilda has strengthened into a category 3 hurricane and the latest forecast shows the big island is now in the "cone". While the current forecast has is weakening and tracking north, other forecasts show other alternatives including tracking south. The average forecast is for category 4 winds however the possibility remains for a category 5 storm:

http://www.cyclocane.com/hilda-spaghetti-models/

[VancouverIslander]

Those are the highest predicted winds, however, it looks like the forecast is for the winds to die to much much lower speeds by the time it gets to the Big Island:

http://www.cyclocane.com/spaghetti-models/

Just call me Mike

[terracore]

It was just upgraded to a category 4.

[Lodestone]

If it is still Cat. 4 by the time it gets here, head for the hills...literally. As a Florida native, I'm telling you... you may think you've been thru a hurricane before, but a Cat. 1 or 2 has nothing in common with a Cat. 4 but a name.

On a more cheerful note, WeatherUnderground's forecast calls for it to diminish to Cat 1 by the time it gets here...
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/ea...cane-Hilda

[Guest]

Great link Terracore, mahalo for it. This Hilda hurricane formed in the same area of the pacific as Iniki. Its first reports came from the 12.8 longitude, well south of us at 19. Both of the hurricanes strengthened similarly up to this point. If Hilda survives the strong shear around the hawaiian islands a bit longer than expected we could have a higher chance of being on the northern quadrant of a very big storm.
Terracore If you get a chance take a glance through the archives on hurricane Iniki's data and projections from 20 some years ago. Most hurricanes that inter our Hawaiian waters are a bit further north around the 15 longitude when concern takes place. Which does two damaging things to these storms usually? Besides The hurricanes running over cooler waters longer before it arives. It also approaches at a slightly different angle this way. Pitting it against our very strong china wind shears, That the top of maunakea experience frequently. Very hard to predict hurricanes impacts to these islands With Our ocean water being warmer than usual at the moment. Also the negative climate and environment changes over the past few dacades, with the drastic observatories reshaping of maunakeas summit could play a different role than usual( joking of course Tom).#128514;#128548;#128519;

[terracore]

Good imagery:

(note: first three images are updated frequently)

https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/tcweb/dynamic...LATEST.jpg

https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/tcweb/dynamic...LATEST.jpg

https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/tcweb/dynamic...LATEST.jpg

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters...0-lalo.gif

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters...0-lalo.gif

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/cpac/ir4-l.jpg

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/tpac/vis-l.jpg

[birdmove]

What was Iselle categorized when it hit the big island?

Jon in Keaau/HPP