Hurricane Flossie Headed Toward Hawaii

Category 4 Hurricane Flossie, on a Path Toward Hawaii, Expected to Weaken

Hurricane Flossie packed 135 mph wind as it spun closer to Hawaii on Sunday, but forecasters predicted the Category 4 storm would weaken before passing by the islands later this week.

The hurricane was expected to pass about 70 miles south of the island of Hawaii late Tuesday or early Wednesday, but by then cooler water should weaken it to a Category 1 hurricane or a strong tropical storm.

Here are some satellite loops of Flossie (shows as a Cat 3 when you click on the Tropical Forcast points)
Tropical Pacific - Visible Loop

Floater - Visible Loop

Floater - Water Vapor Loop

Hurricane FLOSSIE National Weather Center

HURRICANE FLOSSIE LOCAL STATEMENT

HURRICANE FLOSSIE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
955 AM HST MON AUG 13 2007

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE FLOSSIE APPROACHING THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE MAYOR OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY
AND URGES BIG ISLAND RESIDENTS TO STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS FOR INFORMATION ON EVACUATIONS...SCHOOL CLOSURES AND
OTHER PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS
ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 36
HOURS.

H awaii's Big Island on hurricane watch for Flossie

Active Watches & Warnings

Hawaii KHNL News:
Hurricane Center Eyeing Flossie's Path

Here's video:
Flossie News Video

Here is some history on Hurricane Iniki & Hurricane Iwa

HURRICANES in Hawaii

Should this be in the 2007 Hurricane Watch forum?