...FLOOD WATCH FOR MAUI COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH FOR OAHU STARTING AT 6AM THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH STARTING AT 6AM THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Oahu.
* WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Flood prone roads and other low lying areas may be
closed due to elevated runoff and overflowing streams. Urban areas
may receive more significant flooding and property damage due to
rapid runoff.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A surface trough will act as a focus for heavy showers and
thunderstorms over Oahu through the weekend. The bulk of the
rainfall is expected to fall over windward slopes and coasts,
but some heavy showers could spread to leeward areas, where
stream flow could also become elevated.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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Weather Alert
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Northeast winds increasing to 25 to 30 kt with higher
gusts and seas building 10 to 13 feet.
* WHERE...Oahu Windward Waters, Oahu Leeward Waters and Kaiwi
Channel.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM HST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions.
&&
HONOLULU (KITV4) - Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms possible. Highs 77 to 82. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tonight, partly to mostly cloudy with scattered to isolated showers over and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 64 To 69. Trades 15 to 20 mph.
Maxuser
Maxuser
Pockets of heavy showers and thunderstorms will be possible across the area today. Breezy north-northeast trade winds and drier conditions will fill in as a cold front advances through Kaua'i today and O'ahu and Moloka'i tonight before stalling near Maui.
A period of breezy, unstable, and very wet trade wind weather appears increasingly likely this weekend.
High Surf Warning for north and west-facing shores of Ni'ihau, Kaua'i, O'ahu and Moloka'i, north-facing shores of Maui and west-facing shores of Hawai'i Island.
High Surf Advisory for north-facing shores
Maxuser
A new long period XL northwest swell (310-320 degree) is expected to rapidly build surf heights to High Surf Warning (HSW) levels late tonight and peak on Wednesday. These surf heights will gradually trend lower from Thursday into Friday. Another northwest swell is expected to potentially reach High Surf Advisory levels for north and west facing shores by Sunday.
Small surf remains in the forecast for south and east facing shores this week.
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