Hurricane Felicia forces closure of Beaches in Hawaii

a look at the Hurricane Felicia Hawaii Webcamera's shows the rain and wind from Hurricane Felicia starting to hit Hawaii. Reports indicate several Big Island Hawaii beaches and parks will be closed today in preparation for the strike of Hurricane Felicia. Hurricane Felicia is expected to be no stronger than a tropical storm when it makes landfall, but in the meantime high waves resulting from Hurricane Felicia are in the forecast for Hawaii.

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Hurricane forecasters were predicting heavy rains and flash flooding in Hawaii resulting from Hurricane Felicia from Monday through Wednesday, and Hawaii civil defense agency advised residents of Hawaii to prepare for possible flooding from heavy rains and to secure loose objects.

Saturday's Hurricane forecast was the first to include information from the Air Force Reserve's "Hurricane Hunter" flights. A plane approached hurricane Felicia Friday night and Saturday, with more flights planned this weekend.

As of 4Am on Sunday Aug 9th, 400 AM HST SUN AUG 9 2009 the Central Pacific Hurricane Center has downgraded Felicia from a hurricane to a tropical storm

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FOR THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC...BETWEEN 140W AND 180

1. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center has downgraded Felicia from a hurricane to a tropical storm and will issue a public bulletin at 500 am HST under AWIPS header TCMCP2 and WMO header WTPA22. Tropical storm Felicia is currently about 590 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii and moving west around 15 mph.

2. An area of thunderstorms associated with a surface trough is centered about 725 miles southwest of Hilo, Hawaii is moving west northwest around 25 mph. Slow development is possible over the next two days.

Elsewhere, no tropical cyclones are expected through Tuesday morning.

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HURRICANE FELICIA WILL STRENGTHEN WITH ENRIQUE

MIAMI AP — Hurricane Felicia is getting stronger far out in the Pacific and is expected to absorb a weakened Tropical Storm Enrique.

The National Hurricane Center says HURRICANE FELICIA's maximum sustained winds Wednesday have increased to near 105 mph. Felicia is expected to become a major hurricane later Wednesday.

HURRICANE FELICIA is centered about 1,365 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and is moving west-northwest near 12 mph.

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Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Enrique has maximum sustained winds near 50 mph and is expected to weaken and be absorbed by HURRICANE FELICIA. Enrique is centered about 825 miles west-southwest of Baja California and is moving west-northwest near 15 mph.


HURRICANE FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER 8...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082009
ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
800 AM PDT WED AUG 05 2009

HURRICANE FELICIA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...REACHES MAJOR HURRICANE
STATUS...

AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 128.7 WEST OR ABOUT
1370 MILES...2210 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.

HURRICANE FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

SATELLITE IMAGERY of HURRICANE FELICIA INDICATES THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

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HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120
MILES...195 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...14.1N 128.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...955 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 PM PDT.

HURRICANE FELICIA UPDATE

HURRICANE FELICIA ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082009
200 PM PDT TUE AUG 04 2009

...HURRICANE FELICIA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO A HURRICANE...

AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 126.6 WEST OR ABOUT
1315 MILES...2115 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.

HURRICANE FELICIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION WITH A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

SATELLITE IMAGES of HURRICANE FELICIA INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AND HURRICANE FELICIA COULD BECOME A
MAJOR HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

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HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85
MILES...140 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...12.4N 126.6W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER BLAKE

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