Flossie to Become Tropical Depression When It Hits Oahu

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Here’s the latest Monday morning (July 29) from our pals at KITV. Excerpt:

Forecasters at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center says some weakening is expected for Tropical Storm Flossie as it approaches Maui.  The storm is set to become a tropical depression when it hits Oahu Monday night. …

In its 11 a.m. Monday advisory, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu said the tropical storm was 65 miles north-northeast of Hilo and 200 miles east-southeast of Honolulu moving west-northwest at 18 mph.  In its present track, Flossie is forecast to move north of the Big Island and make landfall on Maui.

Maximum sustained winds decreased to 40 mph, after holding at 60 mph for much of Sunday. Tropical storm-force winds extend up to 70 miles from the center of the system, according to forecasters. …

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Photo: Satellite and radar of Flossie. (KITV)

—Chad Blair

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