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BRDS
Nice troll tweet from Preet! 
Heard about Hurricane Lane headed towards the islands. Really really hope you guys get spared!!! 
Hurricane Lane! I went to get water from the H2O machine in front of ACE this evening and lots of Peeps were waiting at the Propane station and the Water Machine to fill 'er up. I wasn't even thinking about the Hurricane.. it was just time for me to get more water. I got a sick feeling.. once you've been through one Cat 4 Hurricane.. it will do that to you.
The last I had heard via a text from my son was that it was going close to the Big Island and when I googled.. Kauai wasn't in the running. Well, that changed.. evidently and the headline is.. "Lane Is Closing In".. perhaps by Thursday. We all sure as hell hope it passes all our Islands.
Now up the a Cat 5!
Hurricane Lane, upgraded to Category 5 late Tuesday, is expected to make a dangerously close encounter with the Hawaiian Islands over the next several days.
Although it is not certain whether the storm, packing peak winds of 160 mph, will directly strike the islands or just graze them, significant effects from rain, wind and waves are becoming increasingly likely
On Tuesday morning, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, based in Honolulu, posted hurricane watches for the eastern Hawaiian Islands, including the Big Island and Maui, which could be affected by tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain as soon as Wednesday. Watches may be extended to the western islands, the hurricane center said.
The storm could potentially bring "damaging winds and life-threatening flash flooding from heavy rainfall" to the islands, the hurricane center warned. "As Lane is expected to be slow-moving as it nears the islands, it will produce large and damaging surf, mainly along exposed south and west facing shores," it added..
More interesting details in the article.. especially if Lane could possibly hit your Island.. or any or the Islands! http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-hawaii-hurricane-lane-20180821-story.html#
Mahalo, BRDS!
Yes, 
Preet!
and I've been following that one. They said that a big high out in the Pacific was helping to steer it toward the islands (vs the earlier storms that skirted south). And hoping that it will stay to the west of the chain and keep the right front quadrant of the eye away from land (that's the most destructive part of the storm).
You can check out the NHC info too -
The 11 pm HST discussion was this -
TCPCP2
BULLETIN
Hurricane Lane Advisory Number 31
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI EP142018
1100 PM HST Tue Aug 21 2018
...POWERFUL HURRICANE LANE MOVING WEST NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE
MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...14.7N 154.5W
ABOUT 350 MI...565 KM SSE OF KAILUA-KONA HAWAII
ABOUT 505 MI...815 KM SSE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...260 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...930 MB...27.47 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Hawaii County
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Maui County...including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and
Kahoolawe
* Oahu
A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area. A warning is typically issued
36 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-
force winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult
or dangerous. Preparations to protect life and property should be
rushed to completion.
A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible
within the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before
the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds,
conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous.
Interests elsewhere in the main Hawaiian Islands, and across the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, should continue to closely monitor
the progress of Hurricane Lane. Additional Tropical Storm or
Hurricane Watches or Warnings may be issued tonight or Wednesday.
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by the National Weather Service office in
Honolulu Hawaii.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
----------------------
At 1100 PM HST (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lane was located
near latitude 14.7 North, longitude 154.5 West. Lane is moving
toward the west-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h) and this motion is
expected to continue tonight. A turn toward the northwest is
expected on Wednesday, followed by a turn to the north-northwest on
Thursday. 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. Lane is 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.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles
(220 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 930 mb (27.47 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND: 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. Tropical storm
conditions are possible within the Hurricane Watch area beginning
Thursday into Thursday night, with hurricane conditions possible
late Thursday night into Friday.
RAINFALL: 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.
SURF: Large swells generated by Lane will impact the Hawaiian
Islands, beginning tonight on the Big Island, spreading
across the remainder of the island chain on Wednesday. These
swells will produce large and potentially damaging surf along
exposed west, south and east facing shorelines.
NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
Next intermediate advisory at 200 AM HST.
Next complete advisory at 500 AM HST.
$$
Forecaster Powell
detailed important Hurricane Lane information from NHC!
The article I linked to says Lane is.. "angular"!..
"While the storm has gained strength over the past day and its winds are only 7 mph shy of Category 5 strength, the hurricane center predicts it will begin slowly weakening over the next 24 hours due to increasing wind shear, which would disrupt thunderstorm development.
However, the storm has attained an annular structure, meaning its large eye is surrounded by a single, uniform ring of thunderstorms. Just 4% of hurricanes and typhoons are annular, and they are known for their staying power, weakening more slowly under unfavorable conditions compared with conventional storms."
(this image will probably continually update)
NHC - Central Pacific
If it can sheer apart, that would help.
Here's a cool site to go to so you can see the wind movement - https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-153.58,16.72,1448
the Ocean with its Eye below the Big Island.. Wow lots of Wind! I'll have to text that to my son.
That is a cool 
site.. Thank You, BRDS!
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