URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service….WIND ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 344 AM HST Tue Feb 18 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY FOR MOLOKAI KAHOOLAWE INCLUDING PORTIONS OF MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND... HIZ012-013-016>018-020-021-024>026-190245- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0006.200218T1600Z-200220T1600Z/ Molokai Windward-Molokai Leeward-Kahoolawe-Maui Windward West- Maui Leeward West-Windward Haleakala-Leeward Haleakala- South Big Island-Big Island North and East-Kohala- Including the cities of Kalaupapa, Kaunakakai, Wailuku, Lahaina, Kaanapali, Haiku, Makawao, Hana, Kihei, Makena, Pukalani, Kula, South Point, Pahala, Hilo, Volcano, Honokaa, Kamuela, and Waikoloa 344 AM HST Tue Feb 18 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 35 mph with localized gusts over 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Molokai, Kahoolawe, West Maui, East Maui, and Upcountry Maui. Portions of the Big Island including the Kohala Mountains, Waimea and the Volcano region. * WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong are capable of downing trees and causing power outages. Motorists, especially those in high profile vehicles, are urged to drive with extreme caution. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 30 mph, or gusts of at least 50 mph, are expected. Motorists should use extra caution.
