...POWERFUL HURRICANE LANE MOVING WEST... - NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center | Facebook
...POWERFUL HURRICANE LANE MOVING WEST NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Hawaii County. Tropical storm conditions are expected within the Hurricane Warning area beginning late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning, with hurricane conditions expected somewhere within the warning area on Thursday. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion. A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Maui County...including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Kahoolawe, and Oahu. Tropical storm conditions are possible within the Hurricane Watch area beginning Thursday into Thursday night, with hurricane conditions possible late Thursday night into Friday.
Hurricane Lane is centered as of 11 p.m. HST (5 a.m. EDT) about 350 miles (565 km) south-southeast of Hailua-Kona and about 505 miles (815 km) south-southeast of Honolulu. On the forecast track, the center of Lane will move very close to or over the main Hawaiian Islands from Thursday through Saturday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 160 mph (260 km/h) with higher gusts - a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Slow weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, but Lane is forecast to remain a dangerous hurricane as it draws closer to the Hawaiian Islands.
Excessive rainfall associated with Lane is expected to affect portions of the Hawaiian Islands from late Wednesday into the weekend, leading to flash flooding and landslides. Lane is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 10 to 15 inches with isolated amounts greater than 20 inches over the Hawaiian Islands.
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by the National Weather Service office in Honolulu - www.prh.noaa.gov/pr/hnl/
The next complete advisory will be issued by NOAA's Central Pacific Hurricane Center at 5 a.m. HST (11 a.m EDT) -
www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/tcpages/?storm=Lane
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