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First Alert Weather Day: Calm conditions expected Friday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A flood advisory was in effect for the northwest Hāmākua Coast of Hawaiʻi Island until 1:15 a.m. Friday. At 10:13 p.m. Thursday, doppler radar showed heavy rain falling over the Waipiʻo Valley area and west of Kukuihaele at a rate of 1 to 3 inches per hour. Excessive rainfall was forecast to cause minor flooding on roads, in poor drainage areas and in streams. Some low-water crossings may become impassable.
First Alert Forecast: Calm conditions expected through the Halloween weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Lingering light to occasionally moderate intensity showers will pass across the state through Friday but the majority of this activity will be too light to re-initiate flooding. Trade weather returns this weekend with a weak front early next week significantly limiting rain chances while producing a few days of very comfortable, relatively cooler and drier conditions. An above advisory level northwest swell is due late Saturday.
First Alert Weather Day: Hawaii Island under flood advisory, flash flood warning extended for Maui
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Flash Flood Warning has been extended for Maui County until 5:45 p.m., while a Flood Advisory was issued for South Hilo and Puna Districts of Hawaii Island until 5 p.m. Radar indicated heavy rain over East Maui, with rates of 0.5 to 1.5 inches per hour. The heaviest rain is over the far eastern end of Maui near Hamoa and Hana.
First Alert Forecast: Juicy disturbance slowly moving away from the state, few lingering showers expected through tonight
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The flooding threat diminishes today as a juicy disturbance with deep tropical moisture and modest instability moves to the northeast of the state. Conditions are expected to improve today, with moderate trade winds returning this weekend. An above advisory level northwest swell is due late Saturday. A series of moderate south pulses will continue through the weekend. A large northeast swell produced by gusty trade winds is due on Sunday.
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 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: Flood Watch on for all islands, more heavy rain expected today
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Flood Watch extended until Thursday morning for the entire state. A disturbance moving over the island chain from the west will bring clouds and showers to the state through tonight. An accompanying upper level disturbance provides the instability for the chance for thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall. High Wind Warning posted for the Big Island summits until noon today.
First Alert Weather Days: Flood watch in effect through early 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 has also issued a Flood Watch for all main Hawaiian islands through early Thursday as a trough brings exceptionally moist air over the state from the south.
First Alert Forecast: Flood Watch posted for all islands, heavy rain expected today through tomorrow
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Flood Watch posted for all islands today through Wednesday. Heavy showers expected to increase during the day on Tuesday as deep tropical moisture approaches from the southwest. The disturbance will pass over the stateTuesday night through Wednesday night, bringing the threat of heavy flooding rainfall and thunderstorms. The disturbance will weaken Thursday and Friday, though humid conditions with a chance of heavy showers may linger.
Healthcare Hero: 89-year-old couldnt speak after loss. How a Hawaii doctor helped restore his voice
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Arvind Patel is 89 years old and in overall good shape, dealing with normal health issues for someone his age. But when he lost his voice, it came at a difficult time. This thing that came up with my voice was something I could not imagine, Patel said. So many things I can live with, and when I lost my voice, it happened right after I lost my soulmate of 68 years.
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: Flood Watch in effect starting Tuesday for the entire state, heavy rain expected through Wednesday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Flood Watch goes into effect on Tuesday lasting through late Wednesday. Deep tropical moisture will bring the potential for heavy rain and thunderstorms across the state starting early Tuesday and lasting through at least Thursday. Tropical Storm Olana is forecast to weaken back into a depression by Tuesday, and the remnants are expected to remain west of the state.
First Alert Weather Days declared for flood threat Tuesday, Wednesday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii News Now First Alert Weather Team has declared Tuesday and Wednesday 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: Light winds with spotty showers expected through the weekend, heavy rain with flood potential expected next week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Light to moderate trade winds will produce a hybrid trade wind and sea breeze wind flow today through early next week. Brief passing showers will drift into the islands on the easterly trade winds, favoring windward mountain areas during the overnight to early morning hours. Starting next Tuesday lasting through Thursday deeply unstable tropical moisture moving across the state will bring the potential for heavy rain and thunderstorms affecting all islands.
First Alert Forecast: Lighter winds with spotty showers expected through the weekend, heavy rain possible early next week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Breezy winds will decrease to moderate levels for the remainder of the week. Passing showers will be carried in on the trade wind flow at times, mainly over windward and mauka areas. While details remain very uncertain, a wet pattern is expected to develop towards the middle of next week, the threat for heavy rain and flash flooding will be possible across the state on Tuesday and Wednesday. A series of south swells is expected over the weekend through next week.
First Alert Forecast: Breezy winds easing up, more showers expected over the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Trade winds will to decrease to moderate levels for the remainder of the week. Passing showers will be carried in on the trade wind flow over the next several days. Global models are in good agreement with showers increasing during the weekend and into next week. A solid N/NW swell is due this weekend, another bigger NW swell is possible next week. A moderate S swell is due this weekend. East shores remain rough and choppy.
First Alert Forecast: Breezy winds with scattered showers persist today, lighter winds with drier conditions due in tomorrow
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Moderate to locally windy trade winds will persist into the middle of the week. An area of showers will be moving over the windward and mountains into Tuesday. Moderate trades and drier airmass will be moving over the islands with fewer showers during the Wednesday through Friday time period. An increase in showers is expected this weekend. Most shores will have small surf through Wednesday.
First Alert Forecast: Breezy winds with a passing showers expected through Tuesday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Trade winds will be in the moderate to locally windy range through Tuesday. A weak disturbance passing through the islands will keep enhanced showers in the forecast favoring the windward mountain slopes of Maui and the Big Island this morning. Winds will gradually weaken from Tuesday into Wednesday.
First Alert Forecast: Light winds and mostly dry today, stronger winds with more showers expected from tomorrow through the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Moderate trades will gradually build to breezy levels through Thursday and persist through the weekend. Expect limited clouds and showers to focus along windward and mauka areas, particularly during the overnight and early morning hours. Slightly wetter trade wind showers will be possible late Friday into the weekend. A drier trade wind pattern may develop early next week. The current NW swell will be dropping tonight, followed by a moderate NW swell on Friday.
First Alert Forecast: Sunny skies with mostly dry conditions persist, stronger winds with more showers due over the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Trade winds strengthen a little today, then weaken on Wednesday, followed by restrengthening towards the end of the week into the weekend. Showers overall will be light and focus over windward and mountain areas with light leeward cloud buildups today. More shower coverage is expected this morning for the Big Island. Drier conditions take hold by Wednesday followed by slightly wetter trades this weekend.
First Alert Forecast: Light winds with isolated showers expected to persist through Wednesday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Light to moderate background trade winds will prevail, allowing sea breezes to develop in sheltered leeward areas today. A brief increase in windward showers is expected Monday night into Tuesday, especially for the easternmost islands. Moderate trade winds will begin building back Wednesday, becoming locally breezy again by the weekend. The current south swell hold today and drops tomorrow. Another south boost is due on Thursday.
First Alert Forecast: Trade winds and drier conditions expected through the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Showers will continue to decrease in coverage and intensity today. South-southeast winds continue today and then easterly trades build back in this weekend and into next week. This will be a drier trade wind pattern but windward and mauka showers should return in the overnight to early morning hours. Another near advisory south swell is due on Saturday. The current N/NW swell is dropping, another small NW pulse is due on Saturday, followed by another pulse on Monday.
First Alert Forecast: Flood Watch posted for Kauai, Niihau and Oahu until this afternoon
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Flood Watch is on for Niihau, Kauai and Oahu until 6pm today. Drier conditions persist for Maui County and Hawaii Island. A flash flooding threat persists for Kauai this morning and Oahu through this afternoon with comparatively few showers expected elsewhere. Spotty afternoon downpours are possible through the weekend for all islands. Light to moderate trades return this weekend. South pulses below advisory levels are due on Thursday and Saturday.
First Alert Forecast: Flood Watch posted for Kauai and Oahu, heavy rain expected tonight and tomorrow
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A FLOOD WATCH will go into effect tonight through Thursday afternoon for Kauai and Oahu. A cold front is approaching from the northwest will shift the winds to the south east with a potential for flooding rainfall Wednesday night through at least Thursday, mainly for Kauai and Oahu. Scattered showers are expected to linger through Saturday. Drier conditions with returning trade winds due back on Sunday.
First Alert Forecast: Lighter winds with increasing showers expected from Wednesday through Friday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Breezy trades will slowly turn out of the south by midweek as an area of low pressure develops to the north of the state, with the lighter winds, spotty afternoon showers will pop up over a few leeward neighborhoods. The potential for heavy rain will increase beginning Wednesday and persist through at least Friday. The heavy showers will likely favor south-facing portions of each island. Trade winds along with drier conditions are due back over the weekend.
First Alert Forecast: More spotty showers for Kauai and Oahu today, drier conditions expected over the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Trailing moisture behind Tropical Storm Nolo will bring more spotty showers, some heavy, to Kauai and Oahu this morning, drier conditions due back later today through the weekend. Easterly trade winds will fill in over the weekend with lower humidity levels and better air quality. Increasing cloud cover and shower trends may return from Monday night into Thursday morning due to a passing disturbance.
First Alert Forecast: Rain from Nolo expected to linger across Kauai and Oahu today, drier conditions due back on Friday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tropical Storm Nolo will gradually accelerate westward away from the state over the next several days. Elevated moisture content being drawn up in the southeast flow will maintain a wetter pattern for mainly Kauai and Oahu through the end of the week, some of these showers will be moderate to heavy. Drier trades are expected to return over the weekend. Swell energy is dropping across all shores, more pulses are due next week for south and northwest shores.
First Alert Forecast: Showers from Nolo expected to linger through Thursday with muggy Kona winds
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Showers from Tropical Storm Nolo’s eastern flank will move up from the south and pass across the islands the next few days with Oahu and Kauai likely picking up the higher rain totals. Most areas will not experience any significant flooding concerns. Nuisance flooding of lower lying areas and street ponding may occur,Breezy southeast winds will persist through Wednesday, weaken through late week and then transition back to trades by early next week.
First alert forecast: Increasing showers from Nolo expected through Thursday, mainly for the west end of the state
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Breezy SE winds persist through Wednesday, shifting to the east on Thursday. Clouds and showers will increase Tuesday through Thursday as Nolo passes to the west pulling up deep tropical moisture along the east side of the storm increasing showers over Niihau, Kauai and Oahu. Nolo moves away to the northwest by this weekend with drier easterly trade winds building back in across the state.
First Alert Forecast: Increasing showers from Nolo expected through Thursday, mainly for the west end of the state
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Breezy SE winds persist through Wednesday, shifting to the east on Thursday. Clouds and showers will increase Tuesday through Thursday as Nolo passes to the west pulling up deep tropical moisture along the east side of the storm increasing showers over Niihau, Kauai and Oahu. Nolo moves away to the northwest by this weekend with drier easterly trade winds building back in across the state.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Nolo strengthens as it slowly moves away from the state, local winds expected to ease today
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Strong trades will diminish during the next 24 hours and turn southeasterly Monday night into Tuesday. A band of moisture presently on the NE side of Hurricane Nolo extends southeastward into the deep tropics. This rain band will be drawn over Kauai Tuesday through Friday. The first cold front of the season is expected to reach the western islands early next week.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Nolo still strengthening and approaching the Big Island with flooding rainfall and powerful winds
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hurricane Nolo is stationary and is expected to make a turn to the west. Moisture on the north side of Nolo will interact with the terrain of the Big Island and Maui, and could lead to significant flash flooding, particularly on the windward and southeast portions of the Big Island. Localized strong and gusty winds are possible statewide, with the highest winds expected on the Big Island due to the proximity to Nolo.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Nolo is strengthening with flooding rainfall expected on the Big Island
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hurricane Nolo will drift northward toward the Big Island through Friday night, before making a turn to the west. As the deep moisture along the northern edge of the system moves northward, rainfall will increase across the Big Island and Maui, leading to the potential for significant flash flooding on windward and southeast Big Island. Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm Warning posted for the Big Island.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Watch posted for the Big Island as Tropical Storm Nolo strengthens and moves toward the state
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tropical Storm Nolo is less than 300 miles south of the Big Island. Big Island remains under a Hurricane Watch with the potential for damaging winds Friday and Saturday. Nolo is expected to move westward on Sunday, but all interests in Hawaii should monitor the progress of the system as impacts could persist through the weekend.
First Alert Forecast: Tropical Depression, strengthening, expected to become a hurricane and threaten the state
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tropical Depression 15-E is restrengthening and expected to become a hurricane on Thursday. Its forecast path takes it south of the islands, but close enough to bring flooding rain, especially to the east half of the state, along with gusty, possibly damaging winds from late today through Sunday. A flood watch has been issued from noon Wednesday to 6 PM Saturday for Maui County and the Big Island.
First Alert Forecast: Tracking a potential cyclone, flooding rainfall with gusty winds possible starting Wednesday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Moderate trades will gradually strengthen each day over the next several days with widespread strong trades expected by Thursday or Friday. The main focus for the weather this week will be the tropical cyclone development southeast / south of the Big Island over the next several days. While the potential wind impacts remain uncertain, the threat for flash flooding will increase over the Big Island during the second half of the week.
First Alert Forecast: Tracking a developing storm, flooding conditions possible later in the week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Breezy trades weaken slightly during midweek then restrengthen by late in the week. Potential tropical development threatens to bring heavy rainfall to eastern portions of the state during the latter half of the week, though uncertainty remains higher than usual at this time.
First Alert Forecast: Drier conditions heading in for the weekend, more rain possible early next week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Moisture associated with the remnants of Norbert will continue to move from east to west across the state through Friday. Drier air will move back in this weekend behind the departing disturbance. Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Depression 15-E may bring another round of enhanced trade showers by the middle of next week. A south swell will fill in early Friday and surf will reach near advisory levels by Saturday.
First Alert Forecast: Flood Watch posted statewide, heavy rain possible through tonight
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A FLOOD WATCH is in effect for the state until 6 am Friday. The remnants of Norbert will fill in across the state from east to west Thursday into Friday, increasing the chances of heavy rain, isolated thunderstorms, and flash flooding, especially for the windward and mauka areas. Drier air will move back in this weekend. Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Depression 15-E may bring another round of enhanced trade showers around next Tuesday and Wednesday.
First Alert Forecast: Heavy rain expected tonight through early Friday, drier conditions due back over the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Chances of heavy rain, isolated thunderstorms and flood potential will increase Thursday into Friday as an upper level disturbance moves overhead. Drier air will move back in this weekend as trades continue. Breezy trades expected through the weekend into the first part of next week. Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Depression 15-E may bring another round of enhanced trade showers early next week.
First Alert Forecast: Heavy rain heading in, flooding possible from Wednesday through Friday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Light to moderate trades will strengthen through Wednesday. Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Depression Norbert has the potential to bring heavy rain, isolated thunderstorms and high humidity from late Wednesday night through Friday morning, though wind and surf will not pose any threat as trades strengthen to moderate to fresh levels. Drier air will move back in this weekend as trades continue.
First Alert Forecast: Beautiful for now, but remnants from Tropical Storm Norbert expected to bring rain starting on Wednesday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Calm comfortable conditions expected to persist through Tuesday. An increase of moisture from the remnants of Norbert will bring a wet trade wind pattern from late Wednesday through Friday. Heavy rain is possible on Thursday, especially over windward and mauka areas. Improving eather conditions are expected this weekend with moderate to breezy trade winds. A series of south swells is due this week, the first on Tuesday, a larger one near advisory levels is due on Friday.
First Alert Forecast: Drier, less humid conditions expected through the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A drier and less humid trade wind flow will continue to develop over the state through Friday. Shower activity will be focused across windward areas and will become less frequent, though leeward Big Island may still experience scattered briefly heavy showers in the afternoon. A tropical disturbance moving within the trade winds may bring increased humidity and showers again late Tuesday or Wednesday.
First Alert Forecast: Tracking Tropical Storm Norbert, impacts possible late next week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tropical Storm Norbert formed in the East Pacific and is on a track towards Hawaii and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane over the weekend. It’s too early to predict any impacts, but long term models indicate Norbert might be close to Hawaii late next week. A plume of moisture remains over the eastern end of the state, bringing clouds and showers to the Big Island this morning. Trade winds are expected to pick up today.
First Alert Forecast: Humid conditions with spotty showers taking over the state, Flood Watch extended for the Big Island
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Flood Watch remains posted for the Big Island through this afternoon. A diffuse band of moisture will move onto Big Island Wednesday and may bring a renewed threat of heavy showers, while sea breezes trigger spotty afternoon showers across the rest of the state. Trade winds will slowly build over the state late Wednesday and Thursday, but conditions will remain somewhat wet. Drier trade wind weather is expected to develop Thursday night and Friday.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Warning posted for Kauai and Niihau, Tropical Storm Warning posted for Oahu
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hurricane Warning remains posted for Kauai and Niihau. Tropical Storm Warning remains posted for Oahu. Flood Watch remains posted for all islands. High Surf Warning remains posted for all south facing shores and some west and east shores. Hurricane Lowell is now passing west of Kauai and Niihau. Damaging hurricane conditions are will continue on Kauai with numerous threats in place throughout the state.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Warning posted for Kauai and Niihau, Flood Watch posted for all islands
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hurricane Warning has been issued for Kauai and Niihau. Hurricane conditions are expected in the next 24 hours. Impacts such as high surf and heavy rain could impact all of the islands. Coastal areas will be especially dangerous as Lowell moves to the north. Lowell remains a major category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph, it’s on a course which passes close to Kauai and Niihau late Monday through Tuesday.
First Alert Forecast: Tracking Hurricane Lowell, impacts possible this weekend, time to get prepared
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Major Hurricane Lowell will begin to drift northward later this weekend, potentially bringing impacts to the western most islands from Monday into Tuesday. The forecast is dependent on how close Lowell passes to the west, but there’s still a bit of uncertainty with regard to its path and intensity. We should continue to prepare for higher surf, strong winds and increasing heavy rainfall. A Wind Advisory remains posted for much of the state through Friday afternoon.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Lowell expected to move towards the state, impacts possible early next week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The National Hurricane Center (NHC) latest forecast on Lowell has the system continuing a westward track far south of the islands over the next couple of days, before turning northward late this weekend and early next week as major hurricane. There is a possibility that a major hurricane can impact the state next week. A Wind Advisory remains in effect for select portions of Oahu, Maui County, and Big Island through Thursday afternoon.
First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Lowell intensifies, stronger winds due today through Monday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hurricane Lowell is about 400 miles east-southeast of Hilo and is expected to pass south of the state over the next several days. The forecast remains uncertain for the upcoming Labor Day weekend due to both Lowell and Karina remaining in the central Pacific over the coming days. Breezy trade winds are expected to become strong and gusty across the state beginning Wednesday. Winds are expected to be strongest across parts of the Big Island and Maui.
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