HALFA From United States, joined Jan 2004, 1076 posts, RR: 18 Posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1742 times:
I just watched the 6:00pm Honolulu news and looks like Hurricane Daniel will make a mess of things here in the islands later this week. It is still 800+ miles east of the islands but is moving west and forecast to go right over the Big Island of Hawaii and just south of Maui and Honolulu as a tropical storm. Anything can happen between now and Thursday night but if your travel plans include any of the Hawaiian airports later this week, you might want to watch for updates. Here is a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center here in Honolulu:
SLCUT2777 From United States, joined Dec 2005, 3702 posts, RR: 14 Reply 1, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1720 times:
And just think, it formed just that distance southwest of Cabo San Lucas not quite one week ago. You can also track this storm on the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center based at Pearl Harbor: http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/ep0506.gif
Just think of SJD-KOA!
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BA286 From United States, joined Jul 2006, 67 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1717 times:
Damn I'm due for a one week stay in Hawaii starting August fourth. Flying from SFO-HNL then from HNL-Hilo where I will stay for 2 days to see the volcanoes. Then I fly to Lihue for 5 days. Return is on the 11th LIH-SFO. Shitty situation if the thing hits!
SLCUT2777 From United States, joined Dec 2005, 3702 posts, RR: 14 Reply 3, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1701 times:
Quoting BA286 (Reply 2): Damn I'm due for a one week stay in Hawaii starting August fourth.
RELAX! It will be back to being a tropical wave by then and will have passed and not hardly do a thing! When was the last time KOA was shut down in late July or August due to a Hurricane? The fact that this thing formed as close to the southern tip of Baja and has progressed past 140 degrees (Miami's Center to Honolulu's center) is what is amazing. That rarely happens!
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Ikramerica From United States, joined May 2005, 18493 posts, RR: 60 Reply 4, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1685 times:
strong cat 4 at it's peak, back to a TS by the time it reaches the islands. that open ocean really leaves room for growth!
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BA286 From United States, joined Jul 2006, 67 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1661 times:
Quoting SLCUT2777 (Reply 3): ELAX! It will be back to being a tropical wave by then and will have passed and not hardly do a thing!
i know absolutely nothing about hurricanes except that they can F**k s**t up lol. So when I hear Hurricane+Hawaii and I'm suppose to be there in 9 days...i get nervous.
Ha763 From United States, joined Jan 2003, 2805 posts, RR: 8 Reply 6, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1594 times:
Quoting SLCUT2777 (Reply 3): RELAX! It will be back to being a tropical wave by then and will have passed and not hardly do a thing!
A tropical storm or tropical depression can still do a lot of damage. Two years ago we had a day with strong winds in the 40 mph area that caused lots of damaged roofs, uprooted trees, and knocked down power/telephone poles. It is forecasted that the winds from Daniel will probably be higher than 40 mph when it reaches the Big Island.
Quoting SLCUT2777 (Reply 3): The fact that this thing formed as close to the southern tip of Baja and has progressed past 140 degrees (Miami's Center to Honolulu's center) is what is amazing. That rarely happens!
We usually get a couple every year since that's usually where most of the hurricanes form. What is rare is when they form in Honolulu Center's area. You'll know when that happens when the storm has a Hawaiian name.
Quoting Ikramerica (Reply 4): that open ocean really leaves room for growth!
It actually sucks a lot of strength out of hurricanes quickly. The deep ocean means lower water temperatures and less energy to feed the storm. Because of this Hawaii hasn't been hit by too many hurricanes.
PSU.DTW.SCE From United States, joined Jan 2002, 4877 posts, RR: 27 Reply 8, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1531 times:
Isitsafenow From United States, joined Feb 2004, 4145 posts, RR: 31 Reply 12, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1321 times:
Don't tell Exxon or Mobil. There is a gas station near Maui that may be impacted by the storm...up goes the price of gas another 25 cents!
safe
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N231YE From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1166 times:
Of course, I'm going to Hawaii in December, so I hope this doesn't screw anything up. It's just like how it always seems to rain after I wash or detail my car. Just mother nature screwing with me again...
Quoting Isitsafenow (Reply 12): Don't tell Exxon or Mobil. There is a gas station near Maui that may be impacted by the storm...up goes the price of gas another 25 cents!
safe
Up goes the price of gas...in all 50 states, even if it does not disrupt the mainland's supply!
777fan From United States, joined Jan 2006, 1867 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1153 times:
Can any of our long-time Hawaii a-netters recall what AQ and HA did to prepare for Iniki in '92? It's not like you could've ferried out 732s and DC-9s...
FWIW, Daniel has already been downgraded to a TS and is now supposed to pass south of Oahu on Friday night, meaning that it will have weakened even more by then. Lucky for us!
777fan
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UA2162 From United States, joined Apr 2004, 457 posts, RR: 4 Reply 16, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1134 times:
Quoting BA286 (Reply 14): Any more news about the hurricane? Im seriously due for a flight from SFO-HNL in 9 days! And 3 inter-island flights. Hopefully it'll pass by then.
Looks like you're going to be safe. Have a wonderful vacation!
Fair use excerpt:
"Forecasters downgraded Daniel to a tropical storm overnight, and said it may weaken to a tropical depression as soon as Tuesday afternoon. Satellite images showed it rapidly losing strength...Because Daniel is now a shallower storm, forecasters said it will now be steered by an unusually strong high pressure system just to the north-northeast of the state. What remains of Daniel will likely be picked up by low-level east-northeast trade winds and pushed further south of the islands. "
Ha763 From United States, joined Jan 2003, 2805 posts, RR: 8 Reply 19, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1025 times:
Quoting 777fan (Reply 15): Can any of our long-time Hawaii a-netters recall what AQ and HA did to prepare for Iniki in '92? It's not like you could've ferried out 732s and DC-9s...
Both carriers actually were flying scheduled flights in and out of HNL until the last moment possible. Their aircraft were then flown the opposite direction of Iniki,to Maui and the Big Island, until Iniki passed through Kauai.
N501US From United States, joined May 2005, 189 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1009 times:
Quoting HALFA (Thread starter): It is still 800+ miles east of the islands but is moving west and forecast to go right over the Big Island of Hawaii and just south of Maui and Honolulu as a tropical storm
A lot of things can happen in 800+ miles. Be cognizant, but don't panic...
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Aloha73G From United States, joined Jul 2003, 2134 posts, RR: 6 Reply 21, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 965 times:
Quoting Ha763 (Reply 19): Both carriers actually were flying scheduled flights in and out of HNL until the last moment possible. Their aircraft were then flown the opposite direction of Iniki,to Maui and the Big Island, until Iniki passed through Kauai.
I was only 9 at the time, but being a young airplane lover I do remember them showing AQ and HA operating flights as long as possible and then moving all the planes to OGG, KOA and ITO. Being that O'ahu was spared I am pretty sure the planes came back in the evening on the 11th or early on the 12th.
I am also pretty sure that AQ operated the 1st flight to LIH a day or two later, with HNL-OGG/ITO/KOA ops returning to normal within 2 days.
-Aloha!
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TristanHNL From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Apr 2006, 164 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 928 times:
For the record, it's spelled INIKI. In pronunciation, stress is on 'ni'. And it hit Kaua'i on 9/11. I remember this incident very, very well because it fell on my 9th birthday. What freaks me out is that on my 18th birthday, the World Trade Center crumbled. If something happens on my 27th birthday, I'll just lose it!!!
Aloha73G From United States, joined Jul 2003, 2134 posts, RR: 6 Reply 23, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 918 times:
Quoting TristanHNL (Reply 22): For the record, it's spelled INIKI. In pronunciation, stress is on 'ni'. And it hit Kaua'i on 9/11. I remember this incident very, very well because it fell on my 9th birthday. What freaks me out is that on my 18th birthday, the World Trade Center crumbled. If something happens on my 27th birthday, I'll just lose it!!!
Cool, we're the same age, just my B-day is December 11th.
-Aloha!
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SQ452 From United States, joined Apr 2004, 1030 posts, RR: 0 Reply 25, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 855 times:
They were talking about it on the local news tonight, were showing file video of Iniki...
hope it doesn't cause too many problems
SIN > CVG > BOS
26 Nudelhirsch: As this bad boy is named after me - I have no intent whatsoever to destroy villages, in no location of the earth... That being said - with the hot sum
27 Aloha73g: LOL, maybe. I was only 8 at the time and my memory is a little clouded. However, both AQ and HA did a great job helping the people of Kaua'i and all
28 ANCFlyer: HALFA, I hope you and yours make it through this without any real problems. Perhaps it'll turn or weaken . . . I rode through Iniki sitting in Makaha
29 HAL: Looks like I might get out of town just in time. I'm working the afternoon HNL-LAS trip Thursday, so I should be airborne if/when it hits. For the sak
30 Aloha73g: 10pm news says its weakened to a Tropical Depression and will probably be no more than a pretty hefty rainstorm when it arrives. -Aloha!
31 Jetpixx: There is nothing to worry about with this storm...it is a rare occurence, though...it should be a minimal tropical storm or depression by the time it
32 LorM: O'ahu is lucky, considering how much of a concrete urban jungle it is to have not been directly post statehood. Property loss and damage would be imm
33 777fan: Man, some of you guys make me feel old (31 on August 2nd)... 777fan
35 Ha763: Makaha is on the Waianae Coast, which is the west side of Oahu and the side of Oahu that took the most damage from Iniki. This storm will actually br
36 RayChuang: Hurricane? You've got to be kidding. Daniel is still listed as a tropical depression with maximum winds of only 35 mph--pretty even by winter storm st
37 FightingDingo: I am flying LAX-LIH friday night. Supposed to arrive about 8pm. Weather.com forecasts thunderstorms and winds over 20 miles per hour at that time for
38 Wjcandee: Latest report is that it is dissipating and there will be no further hurricane center reports on it. Talking about "Hurricane Daniel" is a pretty hide
39 777fan: That forecase could apply to just about any day at LIH! 777fan
40 HALFA: It has!! It's not going to affect us now, I don't think. It was not a "hideous overstatement" when I started this thread Monday evening. I had just r
41 LorM: With that mistake you'd think I wasn't born here. I live on the west side! HAHA. Kaena point beach / Yokohama Bay used my favorite hangout beach in H
42 Wjcandee: My mistake. I was obviously looking at the wrong tracker!
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