Weather Forecast

Aloha: Today will be mostly a weather forecast for the next few days. I "lifted " this off the Accu-Weather site that I go to for weather information. The lifted part will be in red.

As of 5:00 a.m. HST, Felicia has been downgraded to a tropical storm with 70 mph winds and gusts near 80 mph. Felicia is located around 595 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, near 20.6 degrees north latitude and 146.0 degrees west longitude. Felicia is moving to the west near 15 mph. The central pressure is at 994 millibars, or 29.35 inches. As Felicia moves westward over the next few days, it will cross over water with temperatures about 77 to 79 degrees at the surface. These cooler water temperatures will aid in continued weakening. The system is also moving into a highly hostile environment with stronger shear. This is already separating the deeper thunderstorms in the upper-level center, from the low-level center, which is farther west. Felicia should weaken to a tropical depression sometime later today or tonight. The projected track shows a weak depression or storm remnant crossing the Big Island of Hawaii.
Despite the expected weakening, a tropical storm watch has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii and for all of Maui County. Depending on satellite trends, a tropical storm watch may be issued for the entire state.
The main storm impacts will be heavy surf and torrential downpours to the state. The heaviest surf and rain should occur mostly on the east and southeast shores of the islands, especially the Big Island of Hawaii. The surf will increase from Felicia on Sunday into Monday and relax on Tuesday night and Wednesday. The heaviest rainfall will occur during the day on Tuesday. A dangerous flood potential exists early next week, especially along the east-facing mountains of the Big Island.

My wife is with the Red Cross and they have been working with all the powers that be for the last few days. FEMA, civil defence, the cell phone companies, land line telephone, electric, the whole bunch. She can not tell me what has been discussed, and what I hear when she talks in her sleep I can not share.

On Friday the county bowling "whatever you call it" was held. Auwe!!!!! My wife wanted to get a light ball so we went to the ally early (one hour and a half) to be sure to get a light ball. We found one and then sat guarding the ball till it was time for the start. No dinner, just sitting and waiting. Two minutes before the start,my wife overhears a co-worker form another team complained that her ball is too heavy so my wife gives her the ball we gave up dinner to guard and my wife uses a heaver ball and then wonders why her fingers and arm are so sore.

This is getting long so I will close. I will try one more post before the weather gets too bad. God bless and be good to each other.