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First Alert Weather Days: Flood advisory for Oahu; heavy rain, thunderstorms shift east
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A flood advisory is in effect for parts of Oahu until 7:30 p.m. Radar indicated the heaviest rain falling over the Koolau Mountains at a rate 0.5 to 2 inches per hour. Gauge reports indicated a rapid rise at Waikane Stream with the potential for water flowing over portions of Kamehameha Highway near Waikane. The flooding threat will continue through tonight as a surface trough shifts over the eastern half of the state.
First Alert Forecast: Flooding threat continues
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Today is a First Alert Weather Day. The middle of the trough, or elongated area of low pressure, has shifted to the east and is now over Maui County. Those islands will see moderate to heavy showers along with isolated thunderstorms. Other islands will still get wet but amounts of rainfall will be wide-ranging... from just a trace to 4-6″. A Flood Watch remains in effect for all islands through tomorrow morning.
First Alert Weather Days: Flood watch in effect through early Thursday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Wet weather is arriving. Radar showed rain moving over the northern part of Oahu though a larger moisture mass remains just offshore. The Hawaii News Now First Alert Weather Team has declared Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as First Alert Weather Days due to the potential for heavy rain and flooding. The heaviest of the rain is expected over Oahu tonight and spreading over to Maui County into Wednesday morning.
First Alert Forecast: Radar shows heavy showers headed our way
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The much anticipated wet weather is finally upon us. Radar shows heavy showers just to our southwest with some lighter rainfall already onshore. A Flood Watch is in effect for all islands. Projected accumulations across the state range from a trace of rainfall to 10 in the Maui mountains. Forecast models seem to agree that most of the moisture will focus on Oahu and the islands of Maui County. Expect strong winds associated with thunderstorms, should they appear.
First Alert Forecast: Heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds on the way
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A wet combination of deep tropical moisture and atmospheric instability is heading our way. Tropical Depression Olana sits about 1200 miles to our southwest. A low pressure trough extends east toward the islands from Olana, and it’s forecast to send us some very wet weather via heavy rains and possibly thunderstorms. Showers could potentially start as early as tonight, but the National Weather Service is confident we’ll be wet by late Tuesday.
First Alert Weather Days declared for flood threat Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii News Now First Alert Weather Team has declared Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as First Alert Weather Days due to the potential for heavy rain and flooding. The National Weather Service in Honolulu says a combination of several disturbances will bring what it calls “exceptionally moist air” from the south over the eastern end of the island chain Monday night, expanding over all islands Tuesday.
First Alert Forecast: Tuesday & Wednesday First Alert Weather Days
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - This coming Tuesday and Wednesday have been designated as First Alert Weather Days. An area of low pressure developing to our southwest will move closer to us over the next couple of days bringing instability, deep tropical moisture, and potentially thunderstorms. We could see showers starting late Monday. Rainfall rates of 2.5″ per hour are possible along with strong winds associated with the thunderstorms. All islands should prepare for very wet weather.
First Alert Forecast: Enjoy the weekend! Very wet weather is coming next week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - This weekend will have plenty of sunshine and just a few periods of showers. The trade winds will be light to moderate. Very pleasant weather through Monday. Then, a dramatic change. An area of low pressure approaching from our southwest will turn winds southerly. It will get sticky outside. And then the rain will start, probably Monday night. Tuesday, Wednesday, and perhaps Thursday will likely see heavy showers, even thunderstorms. Rainfall rates could approach 2″ per hour.
First Alert Forecast: Light winds, few showers... for now
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The trade winds continue to trend lighter as we approach the weekend. Expect copious amounts of sunshine and just a few showers over the next four or five days. The showers will fall on windward and mauka neighborhoods nights and mornings. Some leeward areas will experience afternoon pop-up showers, but nothing heavy or long-lasting. Low pressure developing to our southwest will change things as it moves closer.
First Alert Forecast: Classic trade wind weather through the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The trade winds continue to ease as we get deeper into the work week. We will settle into a pattern of light to moderate trades with plentiful sunshine and just a few passing showers through the weekend. Big changes are possible when we start the new week. There is strong potential for a low pressure system to form about 1300 miles to our southwest and slowly draw closer.
First Alert Forecast: Trending drier with lighter trades
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After a stretch of breezy and wet weather, we’re in store for drier conditions with calmer winds the second half of the work week. Tomorrow is transition day, but you will likely notice the change first thing. The long-range forecast hints at wetter weather the first of next week and perhaps starting this weekend. That’s a little far out to know for sure. Surf is down all around. New NW pulse is expected Thursday... a moderate south swell this weekend.
First Alert Forecast: Breezy with passing showers
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The breezy trade winds will continue through Tuesday, with a transition to more moderate wind speeds on Wednesday/Thursday. Passing showers will be enhanced by a low-level trough tonight and tomorrow, mainly windward/mauka and mainly for Maui and Hawaii Island. Surf is declining on North, West, and South shores. The trade wind swell along east-facing shorelines remains rough and elevated.
Player Ratings: Fulham 1-0 Hull City
A win! A 1-0 scoreline isn’t usually described as convincing, but this most definitely was. From the first minute Fulham signalled their intent in this game and if it wasn’t for the same old profligacy, we’d have won this by a much more impressive margin. It must be said that Hull were atrocious. It was one of the worst performances I’ve seen at the Cottage by a Premier League team in a long time; but you still get three points for beating them. Does it allay my concerns around the state of Fulham?
First Alert Forecast: Sunny and breezy conditions, winds expected to strengthen Thursday afternoon
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It going to be a sunny and breezy Thursday. Trade winds are mostly in the teens this morning, but expected to strengthen this afternoon. Look for winds out of the east at 15-20 mph with stronger gusts. Passing showers this morning mainly windward and mauka, and mainly for Maui and Hawaii Island. The high in Honolulu will be about 85 degrees and the winds will get even stronger over the weekend.
First Alert Forecast: Buckle up for Breezy
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Moderate trade winds today will be breezy by tomorrow. The trades will pick up another notch on Friday and continue through the weekend and beyond. Expect plentiful sunshine and a few showers today and tomorrow. The shower frequency will increase a bit for Friday and the weekend. Slightly elevated surf will hold for both town and country shores today. A new reinforcing, long-period south is expected tonight. A new NNW medium-period swell will build in late Friday.
First Alert Forecast: Breezy trade winds by week’s end
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Lots of blue sky and sunshine today and for the rest of the work week. The trade winds have settled in and will be with us for a while. The trades are moderate today and should build to the breezy category by the end of the week. Showers will also increase incrementally as we enter the weekend, but nothing too serious. A fresh, long-period country swell is peaking today with waves in the 8-12 foot range along north shores. A new NNW is due by the weekend.
First Alert Forecast: Trades are here to stay
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Stable and mostly dry trade wind weather is forecast for the week ahead. A smattering of showers will dampen windward and mauka neighborhoods mainly tonight and tomorrow and mainly Hawaii and Maui Islands. Breezy trades are in the works starting Thursday and getting to the “windy” category by Sunday. Surf is fun-sized just about everywhere. A new NW swell will roll in tonight and south sides will see a bump on Friday. View the latest weather conditions here.
Player Ratings: Ipswich Town 2-1 Fulham
Oh dear. A fourth defeat in six games. 10 goals conceded. Bottom of the league. This is bad. I don’t have much more to say, so I’m just going to go straight into the ratings this week. Fulhamish is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Made a good reaction save from a deflected shot at 1-0, but otherwise had a fairly quiet afternoon. Nothing he can do about either of the goals. 6/10 Nice to see him back in the team.
Quick Take: Ipswich 2-1 Fulham
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First Alert Forecast: Trade winds returning
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Rainfall amounts will decrease through the weekend as light to moderate trades return. Showers will be mainly windward and mauka. We`ll see a brief increase in showers Monday night on the Big Island before a return to relatively dry trades through the end of next week. The current south swell is declining but a new long-period swell is expected Saturday... peaking Sunday. A long-period northwest swell is also forecast to move through the islands this weekend.
First Alert Forecast: Significant improvement in the weather as we head toward the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After a very wet day on Oahu, radar shows a much drier air mass upstream in the southerly wind flow. The National Weather Service allowed a Flash Flood Warning for Oahu to expire at 4:15pm today and cancelled a Flood Watch for the island. There are still pockets of moderate to heavy showers flowing in from the south. Molokai is seeing some frequent rainfall as are the southern neighborhoods of east Maui and the southeast districts on Hawaii Island.
Heavy rain could trigger flash flooding on Oahu, Kauai, Niihau through Thursday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Your First Alert Weather Team has declared Wednesday night and Thursday as First Alert Weather Days as deep tropical moisture moves northward over the state. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Kauai, Niihau and Oahu through Thursday afternoon. Heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop, and could bring intense rainfall rates and significant accumulation.
First Alert Forecast: Wet Weather on the Way
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Low pressure developing to our north will turn our light winds southerly on Wednesday. Land/sea breezes will develop and interior sections will see some pop-up showers. By Wednesday night, deep southerly winds will bring potential for flooding rainfall and isolated thunderstorms through at least Thursday. Oahu and Kauai are likely to get the most of the wet weather with Maui County a close second.
First Alert Forecast: Wet Weather on the Way
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A low pressure system is developing just to our north and that will change up the weather for the second half of the week. The breezy trade winds will weaken overnight tonight and by Wednesday be light and variable. That means the passing windward and mauka showers will give way to afternoon pop-up showers in the interior neighborhoods across the state. Instability aloft will enhance those showers and open the door to some very heavy rainfall Thursday and Friday.
First Alert Forecast: Trade winds back just in time for the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It was a little wet this afternoon in windward neighborhoods, particularly for Kauai and Oahu. It’s the last bit of trailing moisture behind Hurricane Nolo, now 500+ miles west of Lihue. Drier air is moving in with the winds that have turned from southerly to more easterly. Weekend weather will be pleasant with some afternoon showers popping up over windward neighborhoods. View the latest weather conditions here.
First Alert Forecast: Nolo is leaving... we’re not kidding this time
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - At 8pm, Tropical Storm Nolo was 455 miles WNW of Lihue with winds of 65 mph. It was moving WNW at 6 mph. Nolo is forecast to regain hurricane strength over the weekend, but will be far enough away that its influence on our weather will finally end. Friday will be a transition day, with winds moving from ESE to ENE.
First Alert Forecast: Kauai County is about to get wet
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The outer bands of showers associated with Hurricane Nolo are starting to dampen Kauai and Niihau. Depending on the storm’s track, Oahu and Maui County could get some of the moisture as well. The wet weather will last through Thursday and perhaps into Friday mainly for the west end of the island chain. Winds are generally southeasterly, drawing moist, humid air up from the south. It may feel a bit sticky today. Surf is dropping all around.
First Alert Forecast: Expect some parting shots from Hurricane Nolo
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nolo remains a very strong category 4 hurricane about 420 miles SW of Honolulu. Wind shear and drier air will slowly weaken the storm as it turns north on Tuesday. The center of the system is forecast to stay west of the state, but trailing moisture will mean another episode of wet weather Wednesday and Thursday... mainly for Kauai and Oahu. The showers could dampen Maui County and Hawaii Island, but to a lesser extent. The moisture could show up as early as Tuesday.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Nolo turns to the west
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - At 11am Hawaii time, Nolo was a category 1 hurricane with winds of 90mph. The storms center was 160 miles south of South Point and 340 miles SSE of Honolulu. It was moving west at 5mph. The National Weather Service has dropped the Hurricane Watch for Hawaii Island, but a Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Hawaii County and a Tropical Storm Watch for Maui County. All islands could still experience strong, gusty, damaging winds...
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Nolo slowly moves toward Hawaii Island
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - At 11am, the eye of Nolo was about 175 miles south of South Point on Hawaii Island. It’s maximum sustained winds were 105 mph. Radar shows a very large and well-developed eye about 75 miles across. The system is moving north at about 5 mph. So far, most of the heavy showers have stayed off-shore to the south. But it won’t take much more northerly movement for that wet weather to come on-shore. Here are some key messages from the National Hurricane Center: 1.
First Alert Forecast: Nolo is now a Hurricane
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - At 5pm, the National Hurricane Center classified Nolo as a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph. It was centered 270 miles south of South Point on Hawaii Island. The updated forecast calls for Nolo to rapidly intensify to a category 2 storm by tomorrow morning and a category 3 storm sometime Saturday. Nolo will eventually be a category 4 as it passes to the south of the islands. Here are the key messages from NHC: 1.
First Alert Forecast: Tropical System Developing on our Doorstep
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A wet batch of weather (soon-to-be-named Nolo) is southeast of Hawaii and moving this way. As it moves closer, it’s getting more organized and is forecast to be a tropical depression in the next day or two. Continued strengthening is possible and it could be a tropical storm (or even a hurricane) when the system’s center approaches the islands later this week.
First Alert Forecast: Wet Weather Mid-Week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - What used to be tropical depression 15-E is showing signs of organization as it approaches the islands from the southeast. The forecast models are all over the place with the system’s path, intensity and timeline. But it’s a very good idea to be getting ready for some strong winds and wet weather, particularly if you are on Hawaii Island or anywhere in Maui County. The easter half of the island chain is expected to get the worst of Nolo.
Player Ratings: Fulham 1-1 Manchester United
After the Crystal Palace result, I think if you’d offered me a point from both Liverpool and Manchester United, I’d have taken it. However, I wouldn’t say I’m ecstatic about yesterday’s result. It feels a bit like a missed opportunity after taking the lead, and especially because I think this United team are not very good.
First Alert Forecast: Drier Weekend... Wet Next Week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There are a few lingering showers as the remnants of Norbert make their exit stage right. Upslope Kailua-Kona even has some thunder and lightning this afternoon. But the trend is drier just in time for the weekend. Another wet episode is likely the middle of next week. Remnants of T.D. 15-E will recreate a Norbert-like situation, although there could be more days of moisture as a tropical cyclone could potentially be forming to our south.
First Alert Forecast: Flood Advisories issued for Hawaii Island
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In the last hour, heavy showers have been coming down on the North and South Kona districts on Hawaii Island. The Ka’u district is also seeing some flooding. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for those areas until 3:30pm. That advisory could be extended and/or expanded. Earlier today it was the Hamakua Coast getting the worst of it. The Flood Advisory there expired at 12:30pm. The 24-hour rainfall total for Laupahoehoe was 3.38″ as of noon today.
First Alert Forecast: Wet Weather on the Way
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The remnants of tropical cyclone Norbert are percolating just upstream in the trade wind flow and they are expected to start dampening our state sometime tonight. The wet weather will last into Friday. Windward and mauka neighborhoods are expected to get the lion’s share of the moisture, but leeward areas should be ready. Due to the saturation of land across the state from numerous weather systems this summer, it won’t take much rain to create runoff.
First Alert Forecast: Wet Weather On the Way
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s been a wet day so far for windward Oahu and East Maui. There’s even heavier showers just off shore and moving west. With a little luck they should stay away. Our weather eyes are mainly focused about 750 miles upstream in the trade wind flow. That’s where the remnants of former Hurricane Norbert are gathered and heading this way. It’s not Norbert wind or surf that’s concerning. It’s the moisture.
First Alert Forecast: Heavy Showers Just Offshore of Hamakua Coast
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A patch of moderate to heavy showers can be seen on radar just off the Hamakua Coast, windward Maui and Molokai. The National Weather Service short-term forecast update says they should stay offshore, but no guarantees. Another batch of showers looks to be bearing down on Hawaii Island’s southeast coastline. We are anticipating stronger trade winds to start building tomorrow and for conditions to be breezy by tomorrow evening.
Affengrubed A Point
Sammy, Jack, Dan, and Charlie review Fulham's 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Anfield. They discuss Alvaro Arbeloa's positive changes, reflect on some missed opportunities to take all three points, and analyse whether this eases some of the pressure that was on Arbeloa. Also we look ahead to Tuesday night's match in the Carabao Cup against West Ham at the London Stadium. Will some of the substitutes be able to put in a performance that potentially elevates them into first-team contention?
Affengrubed A Point
Sammy, Jack, Dan, and Charlie review Fulham's 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Anfield. They discuss Alvaro Arbeloa's positive changes, reflect on some missed opportunities to take all three points, and analyse whether this eases some of the pressure that was on Arbeloa.
Quick Take: Liverpool 0-0 Fulham
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First Alert Forecast: Trade winds returning
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Lowell has moved far enough to our northwest that the trade winds are making a comeback. But not before one last bit of trailing moisture soaks parts of Hawaii Island. There was a flood advisory for much of this evening for the southern third of the Big Island. Some spots have received another 2-4 inches of rainfall in the last 24 hours. The showers have abated and things are now looking better. Tropical storm Norbert has formed 2,200 miles to our east.
First Alert Forecast: Flash Flood Warning for Kauai County
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Kauai County until 2pm but could be extended or expanded. There’s a Flash Flood Watch statewide. There’s a Hurricane Warning for Kauai County and a Tropical Storm Warning for Oahu. A High Surf Warning has been issued for South and West shores and a High Surf Advisory for east-facing beaches. At 11am, Hurricane Lowell was 275 miles SW of Lihue, Kauai moving NNE at 17 mph. The storm was a category 2 with winds of 110 mph.
Player Ratings: Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace
I’ve spent most of my time since the final whistle putting off writing this article. I can’t remember the last time Craven Cottage felt like it did yesterday; it was vitriolic, I think largely driven by the fear of what the result could mean. We’re already witnessing in-fighting, scapegoating, doom mongering, and we’re still on daylight savings.
Quick Take: Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace
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First Alert Forecast: Lowell still a category 4 as it starts its turn to the north
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - At 5am Lowell had winds of 150 mph, was 630 miles SSW of Lihue, and moving west at 7 mph. The turn north will likely happen sometime today. Lowell is forecast to slowly weaken to category 3 as it passes just west of Niihau and Kauai. The track from the National Hurricane Center will put the center of the storm about 150 miles west of Kauai late Monday. The weather is beautiful today, but showers from Lowell could start as early as Sunday afternoon.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Lowell is strengthening
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - At 11am Hurricane Lowell was centered 615 miles south of Lihue, Kauai with winds of 150 mph and moving WSW at 7mph. It is forecast to regain category 5 intensity with sustained winds of 165 mph sometime tonight. The forecast track turns the storm northerly sometime tomorrow and has the storm passing to the west of Kauai between Monday morning and Tuesday morning as a category 2 or 3 storm. That means winds at the center will be between 110 and 130 mph.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Lowell forecast to pass just west of Kauai late Monday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Lowell is maintaining its category 4 strength as it moves to the west about 585 miles south of Lihue, Kauai. Conditions are expected to remain favorable for the storm to maintain or even increase in strength over the next 2-3 days. Sometime Saturday Lowell is expected to make a sharp turn to the north and head just east of due north. The National Hurricane Center expects Lowell to make its closest pass just west of Kauai sometime late Monday or Monday night.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Lowell is a category 5 storm and getting stronger
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Lowell is moving west at 10mph. Best case scenario would have it continuing west until it dissipates. But the forecast calls for the storm to make a right turn and head northerly on Saturday morning. If Lowell heads due north at that point, we’re good. The worst of Lowell would pass well to the west of Kauai and Niihau. However, some computer models show the storm track east of due north and bring Lowell within a couple hundred miles of the Garden Isle.
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