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SYSTEM UPGRADE TO THE MOLOKAI WSR-88D WEATHER RADAR
730 PM HST THU FEB 14 2013
AN UPGRADE TO THE MOLOKAI WSR-88D WEATHER RADAR FOR DUAL POLARIZATION...DUAL POL...IS ONGOING. AS A RESULT...DATA FROM THIS RADAR WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AROUND THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY. THE BENEFITS OF THIS DUAL POL UPGRADE INCLUDE: IMPROVED DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF NON-WEATHER ECHOES SUCH AS GROUND CLUTTER AND CHAFF. THE IDENTIFICATION O...
SYSTEM UPGRADE TO THE STATE/S WSR-88D WEATHER RADAR UNITS
MOVES TO THE MOLOKAI UNIT
419 AM HST MON FEB 11 2013
AN UPGRADE TO THE MOLOKAI WSR-88D WEATHER RADAR FOR DUAL POLARIZATION...DUAL POL...IS ONGOING. AS A RESULT...DATA FROM THIS RADAR WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AROUND THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY. THE BENEFITS OF THIS DUAL POL UPGRADE INCLUDE: IMPROVED DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF NON-WEATHER ECHOES SUCH AS GROUND CLUTTER AND CHAFF. THE IDENTIFICATION O...
SYSTEM UPGRADE TO THE STATE/S WSR-88D WEATHER RADAR UNITS
MOVES TO THE MOLOKAI UNIT
419 AM HST MON FEB 11 2013
AN UPGRADE TO THE MOLOKAI WSR-88D WEATHER RADAR FOR DUAL POLARIZATION...DUAL POL...IS ONGOING. AS A RESULT...DATA FROM THIS RADAR WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AROUND THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY. THE BENEFITS OF THIS DUAL POL UPGRADE INCLUDE: IMPROVED DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF NON-WEATHER ECHOES SUCH AS GROUND CLUTTER AND CHAFF. THE IDENTIFICATION O...
WEBSITE WORK EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY
900 AM HST WED FEB 6 2013
MAINTENANCE WILL BE PERFORMED ON THE WEB SERVER THAT HOSTS THE WFO HONOLULU AND CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER WEBSITES. THIS WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BETWEEN 5 AM AND 6 AM HST THURSDAY...FEBRUARY 7. ANY WEBSITE OUTAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. THIS WEB SERVER ALSO HOSTS THE NWS PACIFIC REGION HEADQUARTERS...WSO PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA...AND ...
SYSTEM UPGRADES TO SOUTH HAWAII AND MOLOKAI WEATHER RADAR WSR-88D
UNITS TO DUAL POLARIZATION
230 PM HST TUE FEB 5 2013
ALL WEATHER RADAR UNITS...ALSO KNOWN AS THE WSR-88D...NATION WIDE AND SELECTED OVERSEAS SITES ARE BEING UPGRADED AND FITTED WITH DUAL POL /DUAL POLARIZATION/ TECHNOLOGY. TWO WSR-88D UNITS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII...KAUAI AND NORTH KOHALA...WERE UPGRADED EARLIER IN 2012. THE SYSTEM UPGRADE RESUMED IN LATE JANUARY...WITH THE TWO REMAINING HAWAII...
FEBRUARY 5 IS NATIONAL WEATHERMANS DAY
750 AM HST TUE FEB 5 2013
TODAY...FEBRUARY 5...IS NATIONAL WEATHERMAN/S DAY...COMMEMORATING THE BIRTH OF JOHN JEFFRIES IN 1744. JEFFRIES...ONE OF AMERICA/S FIRST WEATHER OBSERVERS...BEGAN TAKING DAILY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS IN BOSTON IN 1774 AND HE TOOK THE FIRST BALLOON OBSERVATION IN 1784. THIS IS A DAY TO RECOGNIZE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO COLLECTIVELY PROVIDE AMERICANS...
SURF ZONE FORECAST TO BE ISSUED TWICE PER DAY AT 4:00 A.M.
AND 4:00 P.M. HST - CORRECTED
1155 AM HST WED JAN 30 2013
STARTING THE MORNING OF MARCH 4...2013 THE ROUTINE ISSUANCE TIMES FOR THE SURF ZONE FORECAST WILL BE 4:00 A.M. HST AND 4:00 P.M. HST. IN ADDITION TO THE ROUTINE ISSUANCES...THE FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED WHENEVER CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE SURF ZONE FORECAST PROVIDES A TWO DAY FORECAST OF SURF HEIGHTS FOR THE SHORES OF OAHU AS WELL AS AN OUTLOOK T...
SURF ZONE FORECAST TO BE ISSUED TWICE PER DAY AT 4:00 A.M.
AND 4:00 P.M. HST
1155 AM HST WED JAN 30 2013
STARTING THE MORNING OF MARCH 4...2013 THE ROUTINE ISSUANCE TIMES FOR THE SURF ZONE FORECAST WILL BE 4:00 A.M. HST AND 4:00 P.M. HST. IN ADDITION TO THE ROUTINE ISSUANCES...THE FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED WHENEVER CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE SURF ZONE FORECAST PROVIDES A TWO DAY FORECAST OF SURF HEIGHTS FOR THE SHORES OF OAHU AS WELL AS AN OUTLOOK T...
COLD FRONT BRINGS HEAVY RAINS TO MUCH OF THE STATE
1048 AM HST MON JAN 28 2013
A COLD FRONT SUPPORTED BY AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH BROUGHT HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO THE STATE OF HAWAII FROM KAUAI TO MAUI. RAINFALL COVERAGE WAS WIDESPREAD WITH INTENSE RAINFALL CORES OF RATES GREATER THAN 3 INCHES PER HOUR AFFECTING PORTIONS OF SOUTH KAUAI...MANY AREAS OF OAHU AND PORTIONS OF WINDWARD MAUI. THE F...
COLD FRONT BRINGS HEAVY RAINS TO MUCH OF THE STATE
1048 AM HST MON JAN 28 2013
A COLD FRONT SUPPORTED BY AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH BROUGHT HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO THE STATE OF HAWAII FROM KAUAI TO MAUI. RAINFALL COVERAGE WAS WIDESPREAD WITH INTENSE RAINFALL CORES OF RATES GREATER THAN 3 INCHES PER HOUR AFFECTING PORTIONS OF SOUTH KAUAI...MANY AREAS OF OAHU AND PORTIONS OF WINDWARD MAUI. THE F...
COLD FRONT BRINGS HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE WESTERN END OF THE
STATE
438 AM HST MON JAN 28 2013
A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS KAUAI YESTERDAY...THEN TO OAHU AND MOLOKAI OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL OVER OAHU DURING THE EVENING. HERE ARE THE 24 HOUR TOTALS...IN INCHES...ENDING AT 400 AM HST. THESE PRELIMINARY TOTALS WERE CALCULATED USING PROVISIONAL REPORTS FROM AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN QUALITY CONTROLLED. LOCATION ...
COLD FRONT BRINGS HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE WESTERN END OF THE
STATE
438 AM HST MON JAN 28 2013
A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS KAUAI YESTERDAY...THEN TO OAHU AND MOLOKAI OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL OVER OAHU DURING THE EVENING. HERE ARE THE 24 HOUR TOTALS...IN INCHES...ENDING AT 400 AM HST. THESE PRELIMINARY TOTALS WERE CALCULATED USING PROVISIONAL REPORTS FROM AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN QUALITY CONTROLLED. LOCATION ...