Hurricane Neki - Pacific Cyclone near Hawaii

[kentauros]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one as it's a Cat-3 right now. By the following graphic, it will miss the main islands, but they may still get something out of it.

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/tcpages/NEKI.php
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE NEKI INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 15A
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032009
200 AM HST THU OCT 22 2009

THE HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL
MONUMENT FROM NIHOA ISLAND TO FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS TO MARO REEF. A
HURRICANE WARNING MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL
MONUMENT FROM MARO REEF TO LISIANSKI IS CANCELLED.

AT 200 AM HST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NEKI WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 166.1 WEST OR ABOUT
550 MILES WEST OF HONOLULU HAWAII AND ABOUT 265 MILES SOUTH OF
FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS.

NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH. A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. ON THIS TRACK...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE WARNING AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEKI IS
A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH
GRADUAL WEAKENING EXPECTED AFTERWARDS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 255
MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.


...SUMMARY OF 200 AM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...20.0N 166.1W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH NORTHEAST OR 20 DEGREES AT 10 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE
CENTER AT 500 AM HST.

$$
FORECASTER POWELL

[KamaAina]

1. Only Kaua'i and Ni'ihau are at the very edge of the possible tropical storm area

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/tc_graphics/display_probwinds.php?stormid=CP032009&latest=y#prob34

[kentauros]

2. Still, y'all don't have a big land mass to slow things down quickly

and why I was surprised for no mention of it. Plus, so late in the season.

I only found out about it because I was looking at West coast water vapor satellite images to see what was going on in my part of the world and then see a hurricane track out in the middle of the Pacific.

Whatever happens with Neki, stay safe. Hurricanes can move erratically...

[pscot]

3. Storms like this one often make it to the west coast

where they can cause lots of problems. This is worth wathing.

[AsahinaKimi]

4. That place they call the "pipeline" ...

Where they have the massive waves? One can only imagine what those would be like after Neki passes by.. OMG.. yikes! S C A R Y !!!