911
FNUS70 PHFO 270005
FWSHFO
SPOT FORECAST FOR KAWAIHAE ROAD WILDLAND FIRE...HAWAII COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
205 PM HST SUN JUL 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 HST ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE TRADE WINDS WILL REMAIN BLOCKED BY SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS ALLOWING
CONTINUED DAY TIME UPSLOPE WINDS AND OVERNIGHT GENTLE DOWNSLOPE WINDS
TO PREVAIL THROUGH MONDAY.
HURRICANE FAUSTO APPROACHING THE ISLAND FROM THE EAST WILL WEAKEN INTO
A TROPICAL STORM AS IT PASSES FAR NORTH OF THE BIG ISLAND BY TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE CURRENT HIGH CONFIDENCE FAUSTO TRACK SUPPORTS LOWER HUMIDITY
TRENDS THROUGH MONDAY THEN INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS FROM TUESDAY ONWARD.
WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN UPSLOPE AND DOWNSLOPE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
THIS AFTERNOON
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...FOSTER
REQUESTED BY...EOC HILO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618321.0/HFO
.DELDT 07/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL EOCHILO@HAWAIICOUNTY.GOV,CIVILDEFENSEEOC@GMAIL.COM
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