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SPOT FORECAST FOR KONA LOW 2026...HFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
446 AM HST FRI MAR 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 HST ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A POWERFUL KONA STORM WILL NEAR THE STATE PRODUCING PERIODS OF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IMPACTS ACROSS THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. EXPECT A COMBINATION OF THREATS RANGING FROM SIGNIFICANT
FLASH FLOODING, DAMAGING WINDS, STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS,
AND SNOW AND ICE OVER THE HIGHEST BIG ISLAND SUMMITS. SOUTHERLY TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FROM FRIDAY TO SATURDAY AND
WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. UNSETTLED WET WEATHER CONDITIONS
WITH DECREASING SOUTHWESTERLY WIND TRENDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THIS KONA STORM BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHWARD ON MONDAY, AND
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL START TO EASE ACROSS THE HAWAII REGION. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK IN NORTH OF THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING
TRADE WINDS TO RETURN SPREADING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DOWN THE ISLAND
CHAIN REACHING MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND BY THURSDAY MORNING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
UP TO 70 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 36 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 44 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 70 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 36 MPH.
FORECASTER...BOHLIN
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS A
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2605465.1/HFO
.DELDT 03/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LARNOLD@HONOLULU.GOV
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