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...VERY STRONG WINDS AND COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE
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02-11-2019, 01:53 AM
I don't mind them over blowing it, if it reminds people to be to be prepared.
If they didn't say anything... people would be in all kind of pickles.. if something did happen. 
02-11-2019, 03:47 AM
Early this morning we had some brief guts to 50mph in lower hpp. Then the sun came out and calmed everything down. Although now about half of all the ota tv stations are not working as well as Aloha broadband internet.
02-11-2019, 03:58 AM
Winds were over 20 and gusting to 30+ mph in Hilo this AM. I heard Bank of Hawaii at Safeway was shut down because they lost power.
Not an overblown forecast, considering what Maui saw yesterday was expected on Big Island today. They may be wrong in the long run but better to be expecting it than not. 
02-11-2019, 08:44 AM
Was it another over hyped forecast?
Some of the forecasts we heard were for the whole state or county. Here's a link which allows you to click a precise location and get the localized forecast. It's been quite accurate, see my earlier posts on this thread for HPP specific forecasts. Click the link below, scroll down, about halfway down the page is a map on the right, click or tap the location for a more precise forecast: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph...Name=Keaau&state=HI&site=HFO&lat=19.6192&lon=-155.04#.XGH5pqB7laQ
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves
02-11-2019, 08:26 PM
Leilanidude wrote:
"Sorry I wasn't precise enough for you, TomK. Was this over hyped for Puna? Civil Defense sent out a couple dozen dire warnings, including another one at 5:15am today. There is not even any wind at all right now, nor all night, barely any Sunday during the day, in Leilani. I went to Kona yesterday. Saddle was windy, but no dangerous by any means. I know the peaks were windy but since they were closed to the public... Maybe, TomK, you should learn to understand more of what people are trying to say, before you try to make yourself sound superior." You used the weather data from the observatories on Mauna Kea and then asked if the weather forecast was over-hyped. It clearly wasn't over-hyped and I explained why. I'm sorry if you don't like that, but as I said, you need to understand the context of the observations. If you really were posting about the winds in Puna then perhaps you shouldn't have used readings from the MK observatories.
02-12-2019, 02:24 AM
Starting by saying there has been lots of valuable info posted from said member of pW BUT:
Over the years, seeing the number of folks who have had a problem with the haughty, condescending remarks, this shouldn't be surprising to you Leilanidude.
02-12-2019, 04:03 AM
TomK vs Leilanidude: Some people answer questions as they are written, some people like to argue.
02-12-2019, 04:20 AM
You don't do well in social situations, do you, TomK?
It is hard when one is so much more intelligent than everyone else. You have to give him credit for at least trying to talk with the rest of us. I find all weather reports, predictions, warning, to have to be taken in context, not blanket will be the same for everyone in all situations. It's like the way hurricanes have effected us. It all depends on location, and what obstacles are between one place and the source of the wind. What happens in Kona is always so different than Hilo, Puna verse Hamakua. The storm that just passed was no different. Hawaii News Now reports winds up to 191 mph on the Mauna's summit. And it seems that most places in the southeast of the island faired pretty good. Whereas up on the Hamakua side there was a whole stretch between Honokaa and Paauilo, along highway 19, where the power polls were all snapped and the power was out in Paauilo to Waipio Valley for more than 30 hours as they had to reconstruct the main transmission line in that area. So, was the weather service wrong in their warnings? Maybe for one, but not the other. So what should they do in the future? Split hairs? Take bets?
02-12-2019, 11:50 AM
quote: The problem is that they paint the entire east coast with the same brush. Hamakua did get some nasty wind in places recently. They've also had significant rain along the northeast coast. Puna? Quite dry, despite constant gibberish about isolated showers, scattered showers, showers likely or numerous showers. NWS not inspiring much confidence here these days. |
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