Hurricane Flossie - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

cruisin' chick · 08-12-2007, 01:12 AM

Here's one to watch in the Pacific, especially if you're going on a Hawaiian cruise soon (like my friend Michelle):

iWon News - Hurricane Flossie Upgraded to Category 4

sue miller · 08-12-2007, 01:26 AM

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Hurricane Flossie Advisory Number 14
Nws Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu Hi Ep092007
500 Pm Hst Sat Aug 11 2007
At 500 Pm Hst...0300z...the Center Of Hurricane Flossie Was
Located Near Latitude 13.4 North...longitude 142.2 West Or About
960 Miles...east-southeast Of Hilo Hawaii And About 1170 Miles...
East-southeast Of Honolulu Hawaii.

Flossie Is Moving Toward The West-northwest Near 13 Mph...and This
Motion Is Expected To Continue Over The Next 24 Hours.

Maximum Sustained Winds Are Near 140 Mph...with Higher Gusts. Some
Weakening Is Forecast During The Next 24 Hours.

Hurricane Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 40 Miles...from The
Center...and Tropical Storm Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 90
Miles.

Estimated Minimum Central Pressure Is 946 Mb...27.94 Inches.

Repeating The 500 Pm Hst Position...13.4 N...142.2 W. Movement
Toward...west-northwest Near 13 Mph. Maximum Sustained Winds...
140 Mph. Minimum Central Pressure...946 Mb.

The Next Advisory Will Be Issued By The Central Pacific Hurricane
Center At 1100 Pm Hst.

$$
Forecaster Kodama

djgifford · 08-13-2007, 05:56 PM

OMG...

NOAA / AP

This satellite image shows Hurricane Flossie nearing Hawaii Monday morning. Flossie is within 500 miles Hilo, Hawaii, with maximum sustained wind near 140 mph
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sue miller · 08-13-2007, 05:59 PM

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/data/HFO/HLSHFO.0708131953

HURRICANE FLOSSIE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
955 AM HST MON AUG 13 2007

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE FLOSSIE APPROACHING THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE MAYOR OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY
AND URGES BIG ISLAND RESIDENTS TO STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS FOR INFORMATION ON EVACUATIONS...SCHOOL CLOSURES AND
OTHER PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS
ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 36
HOURS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 900 AM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 150.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 440 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII. FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST
NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE ON THE BIG ISLAND...PREPARE FOR THE APPROACHING
HURRICANE. TUNE IN TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION FOR INFORMATION ON
EVACUATIONS...SCHOOL CLOSURES AND OTHER PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. PREPARE
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL BY SECURING LOOSE
OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INDOORS NOW.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THE FORECAST TRACK OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WILL BRING 6 TO 10 FT SURF
TO SOUTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND TODAY INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
FT ON TUESDAY. SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL
BE
5 TO 8 FT TODAY RISING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUESDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
THE STRENGTH OF THE THE WINDS AND DAMAGE DUE TO FLOSSIE ARE
DEPENDANT UPON THE EXACT PATH AND INTENSITY OF THE STORM
SYSTEM...WHICH IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT
FORECAST BRINGS EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BIG ISLAND LATE TUESDAY.
IF THE TRACK OF FLOSSIE SHIFTS NORTHWARD...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
OF 74 MPH OR GREATER COULD AFFECT SOME AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN BIG
ISLAND LATE TUESDAY.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AND FLOODING POTENTIAL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING UPON THE
ACTUAL TRACK OF FLOSSIE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL BEGIN TO PASS OVER THE BIG ISLAND BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF WITH 10 INCHES OR GREATER IN THE
KAU DISTRICT...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES MAY BE EXPECTED ON SOUTH AND
EAST FACING SLOPES ELSEWHERE ON THE BIG ISLAND...TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE RAINS HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THE KAU DISTRICT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 1130 HST OR SOONER IF
NECESSARY.

$$

KODAMA

Char · 08-13-2007, 06:09 PM

Not looking good at all!

sue miller · 08-13-2007, 09:11 PM

Flossie is now down to a Cat 3, tropical storm warnings issued!!

HURRICANE FLOSSIE ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP092007
1100 AM HST MON AUG 13 2007

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII...

...A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII...

AT 1100 AM HST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 150.6 WEST OR ABOUT
425 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII AND ABOUT 635 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF HONOLULU...OAHU.

FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLOSSIE
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.

THE MAIN EFFECTS FROM HURRICANE FLOSSIE ARE EXPECTED ON THE BIG
ISLAND TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW
IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND. EVERYONE IN HAWAII IS URGED TO
CLOSELY MONITOR FUTURE BULLETINS AS THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE MOVES
TOWARD THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

REPEATING THE 1100 AM HST POSITION...15.3 N...150.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...
125 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM HST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE
ADVISORY AT 500 PM HST.

$$

FORECASTER POWELL

cruisin' chick · 08-14-2007, 01:30 AM

Let's hope the cold waters will slow it down. I remember when we were on our honeymooon in 1995 in Poipu, Kauai. The hotel showed a film of how Iniki affected the area and the hotel. The film showed the staff members cleaning up afterwards. It took a while for the area to recover.

My hubby was saying that the ocean will be churned up for a while after the storm passes (maybe a couple of weeks). He was on an Eastern Caribbean cruise a week or so after Hurricane Andrew and said the water was still a bit rough. Has anyone have that same experience after a hurricane?

sue miller · 08-14-2007, 09:04 AM

Winds are down to 110, and the eye is expected to be abour 100 miles offshore, so it will brush the island with wind and rain, expect flooding, also had a 5.5 earthquale this morning!!

sue miller · 08-14-2007, 03:30 PM

Outer bands are now reaching the islands but at the moment it has stalled!! 18 foot waves south of the Big Island!!

Char · 08-14-2007, 08:03 PM

Hawaii Storm Update

Miami - Aug 14, 2007 --- NCL America is closely monitoring the path of Hurricane Flossie. The company has altered the current itineraries for Pride of Hawai'i and Pride of America to ensure the safety and comfort of our guests and crew.
Pride of Hawai'i will be at sea today instead of calling in Hilo, Hawai'i. Pride of America will spend the day at sea tomorrow, Wednesday, August 15, instead of calling in Kona, Hawai'i.
As of now, the company has not altered any other itineraries; however, NCL America continues to monitor the storm's path and intensity.
As always, the safety and security of our guests and crew is our number one priority.
If the company alters any itineraries, NCL will post the information on www.ncl.com under "Hawai`i Storm Update" and advise the team in the call center, who can be reached by calling 1-800-327-7030.