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“HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow)” – “Sunday is another First Alert Weather Day as Hurricane Hone tracks just to the south of the main Hawaiian Islands with its closest approach only 38 miles to the south of South Point early this morning and then that distance widens to 120 miles south of Maui County about 160 miles south of Honolulu County and then jumps up to 200 miles south of Kauai. It already dumped more than a foot of rain on Hawaii Island and even Kona received several inches of rain. The worst of the storm will be today and then just lingering showers with minor first alerts continuing on Monday. Then we will wait on the remnants of Gilma to ride is later this week sometime midweek with more showers over windward and mauka neighborhoods as a first alert heads up.”

“The current forecast track has Hone moving parallel to the islands as a hurricane bringing the potential for damaging winds, flooding rains and dangerous high surf mainly to Hawaii Island and then the rest of us will see about 2 to 5 inches of beneficial rain after Hawaii Island received already 15 inches of rain.

Strong and gusty easterly winds and periods of heavy rain are expected Sunday into early Monday as Hone passes south of the smaller islands. Most of the heavier showers will favor windward areas, but the strong winds will push that moisture to leeward portions of the islands.”

“Moderate to locally breezy trades will move in late Monday through Wednesday once Hone moves westward and away from the state. However, we have a First Alert for possible moisture from what’s left of tropical cyclone Gilma in the far eastern Pacific. Showers could increase later in the week, but there’s a high level of uncertainty in the forecast looks like beneficial rain for the most part.”

“WIND: Tropical Storm conditions are expected to wind down on the Big Island, diminishing Sunday evening. Winds are expected to be strongest downslope of higher terrain, over headlands, and through passes. Gusts still exceeding 40 mph. With the moisture, no longer under a Red Flag Warning, rather wind advisories continue.”

“RAINFALL: Hone is expected to produce storm totals with the most on Hawaii Island. SE Hawaii Island 5 -10 inches with up to 15 inches already reported by the NWS official gauges. . Rainfall totals of 2 to 5+ inches will be possible over portions of the neighbor islands, mainly windward with a moist air mass and moisture getting caught up in the trades. The heart of Hone’s rain will be south of the islands with some outer bands influencing Maui County and then some pop up showers along converging winds popping up on radar.

SURF: Surf associated with large swells generated by Hone will quickly build through Sunday as Hone continues westward. Expect dangerous conditions with life-threatening surf and rip currents. Surf > 8 ft east shores and wrap around energy south and west and then Monday those numbers really come down.

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Please watch the video for details of what we know so far and what to expect. Mahalo.”

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