JOINING US ..
HECTOR IS STILL A CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE .. AND CONTINUES TO
HEAD
WEST TOWARDS HAWAII.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR
THE BIG ISLAND .. AND THE LATEST
TRACK FOR
HECTOR STILL KEEPS IT TO THE
SOUTH OF OUR
STATE, PASSING BY OUR AREA
TOMORROW THROUGH THURSDAY.
HOWARD:
RIGHT NOW THE HURRICANE IS ABOUT
735
MILES AWAY FROM HILO.
IT'S STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL THE
IMPACTS OF
HECTOR...BUT JUSTIN CRUZ
CONTINUES TO
MONITOR IT....
HE JOINS US NOW WITH THE LATEST.
JUS?
JUSTIN:
HECTOR REMAINS A HEALTHY
SYSTEM... AND VERY STRONG WITH
155 MPH MAKING IT A SOLID
CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE. THERE ARE
ALSO OTHER
SYSTEMS BEHIND HECTOR. THIS
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS AS A 70
TO 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF becoming
A SYSTEM.... MAY BEING RAIN TO
THE ISLANDS LATE SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.
HURRICANE JOHN AND TROPICAL
STORM ILEANA
WILL STAY FROM FROM THE ISLAND
BUT COULD
EFFECT MEXICO
FOR NOW HECTOR IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN...
BUT ONLY GRADUALLY... STILL A
MAJOR
HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS.
HECTOR HAS MOIST AIR AND LITTLE
IN THE WAY
OF WIND SHEAR... SO WEAKENING
BUT VERY
GRADUAL
FORECAST TO STILL BE A WESTERLY
MOVING
SYSTEM... AND STAY TO THE SOUTH
OF THE
ISLANDS. HOWVER SOME MOISTURE
FROM THE VERY NORTHERN FRINGES
OF HECTOR MAY
MOVE INTO THE BIG ISLAND BY
WEDNESDAY.
THERE MAY BE A UPTICK IN
WINDS... BUT NOT
MUCH AT THIS POINT... HURRICANE
FORCE
WINDS WILL REMAIN FAR TO THE
SOUTH OF THE
STATE. THERE IS A STROPICAL
STORM
WATCH FOR WATERS SOUTH OF THE
BIG ISLAND.
ATOGETHER, WED FRI-- SHOWERS
INCREASING
SURF FOR THE SE AND SOUTH SHORES
AND MODEST BOOST IN WINDS SPEADS
NEAR 30
MPH FOR PARTS OF THE BIG ISLAND
JUSTIN:
WITH a lot OF PEOPLE, HURRICANE
INIKI IS STILL FRESH IN THEIR
MINDS HAVING CURVED UP
FROM THE SOUTH. WHAT IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF
THAT HAPPENING WITH HECTOR?
CHRIS BRENCHLEY, NWS:
THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION, WE ARE
FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT HECTOR
WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE ON A WESTERLY PATH...
AND REMAIN
SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS. HECTOR IS
BEING
STEERED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
TO THE NORTH, WHICH WILL
STRENGHTEN AND KEEP
HECTOR SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS
JUSTIN:
WHAT IN ANY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN
HECTOR AND OUR CURRENT LAVA
FLOWS IN
KILAUEA?
CHRIS BRENCHLEY, NWS:
BOTH ARE TOTALLY UNRELATED. THE
LAVA
FLOW WILL CONTINUE AND HURRICANE
HECTOR
IS NOT EXPECTED TO COME CLOSE
enough TO
THE ISLANDS. HOWEVER WITH THE
ADDED RAIN,
THERE MAY BE MORE STEAM COMING
OUT OF THE LAVA FLOW AND THAT
CAN BE AN ISSUE WITH
THE VISIBILITY IN THE AREA. ANY
EFFECTS WILL
BE LOCALIZED.
JUSTIN:
HECTOR OR NOT, ITS BEST TO BE
PREPARED FOR THIS.
CHRIS BRENCHLEY, NWS:
YES NOW IF A GREAT TIME TO MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE TWO WEEKS OF
SUPPLIES FOR YOUR FAMILY. FOOD
WATER, MEDICINE ETC. JUSTIN:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HARD
WORK. HOWARD MARISA BACK TO YOU
MARISA:
CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS ARE
REMINDING EVERYONE TO BE
PREPARED.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH FOOD
AND
WATER FOR AT LEAST 14 DAYS.
DISCUSS AN ACTION PLAN WITH YOUR
FAMILY. SECURE ANY OBJECTS
OUTDOORS THAT MIGHT BLOW AWAY.
AND PREPARE YOUR PETS AND KNOW
WHERE
THE NEAREST EMERGENCY SHELTERS
ARE.
GOV DAVID IGE: we are monitoring
the storm. we had a video
conference with all the
emergency responders all
across the state. so obviously
many of our schools are
emergency shelters as well so
just wanted to remind everyone
that they should get their
preparedness kits together for
14 days of water and food in
preparation as we
get in to hurricane season
MARISA:
AND AGAIN, STAY WITH US AS WE
CONTINUE TO
UPDATE YOU ON HURRICANE HECTOR
BOTH ON AIR, ONLINE AT KHON2 DOT
COM AND
THROUGH OUR KHON2 APP.