Tropical Storm Watch August 3rd For Maui County

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Screen Shot 2015-08-03 at 9.57.10 PMMAUI COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY

200 South High St.   •   Wailuku, HI  96793   •   (808) 270-7285   •   FAX   (808) 270-7275

August 3, 2015 5:00 pm

TROPICAL STORM WATCH

EVENT:  The National Weather Service has ISSUED a TROPICAL STORM WATCH for MAUI COUNTY in effect until further notice.

A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.

EFFECTS:  At 5:00 p.m. HST, the center of Tropical Storm Guillermo was located near latitude 18.1 North, longitude 147.4 West.  Guillermo is moving toward the northwest near 10 mph and this motion is expected to continue through Wednesday.  On the forecast track, the center of Guillermo is expected to pass approximately 140 miles northeast of the Big Island on Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph with higher gusts.  Steady weakening is expected over the next couple of days.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140 miles from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 991 MB, 29.27 inches.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

WIND: Tropical storm conditions are possible on the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe on Wednesday.

RAINFALL: Total rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with isolated maximum amounts near 7 inches mainly in higher terrain are possible in the watch area.

SURF: Large swells traveling ahead of Tropical Storm Guillermo will spread from east to west over the Hawaiian Islands through mid week.  This will produce large and potentially life threatening surf along east facing shores.

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES:  CONTINUE TO ASSEMBLE YOUR EMERGENCY KIT.  SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BECOME AIR BORNE.  PREPARE TO LEAVE AREAS THAT MAY FLOOD.  STAY INDOORS DURING HIGH WINDS.

INFORMATION:  Maui County Civil Defense Agency will continue to monitor the situation.  Please listen to your local radio and TV stations or NOAA Weather Radio for any updates.  NOAA Weather broadcasts can be reached by calling 1-866-944-5025.  NOAA Weather internet services can be found at www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl.

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In 1995 At Maui High Performance Computing Center The Maui Scientific Analysis & Visualization of the Environment Program was first incubated. I was the principal investigator of this independant research project which was a joint development between MHPCC, Silicon Graphics Computers (SGI) & NKO.ORG. Using SGI Cosmo Worlds software, we pioneered the development of Internet based 3D virtual reality GIS based interactive worlds. In 1996 with a network of seven high performance SGI workstations we pioneered development of live streaming MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Real Video and QuickTime Streaming Server utilizing Kassenna MediaBase software. In Maui 2002 we pioneered and tested the first wireless live streaming video using laptop computers and Maui Sky Fiber's portable 3G wireless device. In Maui we pioneered live streaming video using usb modems from AT&T , Verizon as well as live streaming from iPhone 3 over 3G wireless networks. Today The Maui S.A.V.E. Program has diversified into storm tracking including visualization and analysis of large, memory-intensive gridded data sets such as the National Hurricane Center's wind speed probabilities. I volunteer my services to numerous Disaster Services Organizations. In June 2013 I returned from Hurricane Sandy deployment as a computer operations service associate with the Disaster Services Technology Group assisting as The American Red Cross migrated from a Disaster Response Operation to Long Term Recovery Operations. Pioneering the production/editing and Internet distribution of HD video to sites like Youtube.com and Vimeo.com we are shining the light towards environmental and peace efforts of humans across the globe. Since 1992 I have held the vision of establishing Maui, Hawaii as the environmental sciences center of the world. After His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet came to Maui This vision has expanded to establishing Maui as the environmental & peace center of the world.

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