Tropical Storm Flossie
Position: 19.6N 150.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [265°] near 18 mph [30 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 70 mph [110 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius:160 miles [260 km].
Minimum central pressure: 996 mb.
Currently about 320 miles [ 515 km] East of Hilo, Hawaii.
The current track has the center of the storm just grazing the north coast of the Big Island [Hawaii], but the wind field is large enough to slam Kahoolawe to the North.
The storm is being tracked by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center on Hawaii because it is a Central Pacific storm.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, and Kahoolawe.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Kauai and Niihau.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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