Hawaii Hurricane Flossie: closest to island by 8 pm (EDT) on Tuesday

Following the news yesterday about cooler waters should weaken Hawaii Hurricane Flossie to a tropical storm, we would like to now update you.

Today the National Weather Service has put the island of Hawaii under a hurricane watch and they have also reported that the closest Hurricane Flossie should come to Hawaii will be at 8 pm (EDT) on Tuesday, this will be within 100 miles.

The winds at that time have been estimated to reach around 40-50 miles per hour and as we reported yesterday the surf should exceed 15 feet.

On Monday morning civil defense authorities have met to discuss preparations.

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