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UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of the north and western hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop - thank you)
For the most part Hawaii waved at Lester as it passed by. That was a close one.
Hawaii's longitude is 155.58 degrees west and latitude is 19.892 west. Below is Lester's path. At 20.10 and -149.80 Lester went from a tropical depression to a category 2 hurricane in 4 hours from 0800 to 1100. 4 Hours and Hawaii could have received a far different outcome.
35A: 19.30 -148.00 09/02/02Z - - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
36 : 19.70 -148.40 09/02/05Z - - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
36A: 19.70 -149.20 09/02/08Z - - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
37 : 20.10 -149.80 09/02/11Z 90 972 HURRICANE-2
37A: 20.80 -151.90 09/02/14Z - - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
38 : 20.50 -151.00 09/02/17Z - - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
38A: 21.30 -153.00 09/02/20Z - - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
39 : 21.20 -152.40 09/02/23Z - - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
39A: 21.30 -153.00 09/03/02Z - - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
40 : 21.80 -153.90 09/03/05Z - - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
41 : 22.40 -155.40 09/03/11Z - - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
September 2, 2016
By Big Island Video News
Hawaii Island - The Big Island (click here) is no longer under a Hurricane Watch, however county emergency officials are taking precautions as large ocean swells generated by Hurricane Lester are still expected to impact East Hawaii shores.
“For those who anticipate impact from High Surf,” civil defense officials stated in a 2:15 p.m. message, “shelters will open at 5 PM today at Pahoa Community Center and at Keaukaha – Kawananakoa Gym.”
A High Surf Warning is now in effect for East Hawaii shores until 6 a.m. Sunday morning.
Surf heights will rise to 10 – 15 feet tonight, and continue rising to 15 – 25 feet Saturday. Warning level surf will continue into Saturday night.
The National Weather Service expects high impacts.
