Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Tropical Storm Flossie off Hawaiian Islands


Tropical Storm Flossie

The Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu, Hawaii is issuing advisories on tropical depression Flossie, located in the vicinity of the island of Kauai. The system is moving toward the west northwest at about 18 mph.

Jul 30, 2013 2:00 pm HST
The remnants of former tropical depression Flossie is located about 225 miles northwest of Lihue, Kauai. The system is moving toward the west northwest at about 18 mph. There is a near zero percent chance of redevelopment.

Cruise Ship Impact

Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of America was impacted by Flossie. The line decided to leave Maui a day early, in the abundance of caution, to head out to sea avoiding the approaching storm.The ship returned to its regular schedule today when it docked in Hilo.  No further impacts are expected as the storm weakened.

There are no Watches or Warnings currently posted

Historical Data:

CPHC Storm Archive      NHC's Archive for Flossie      Graphics Archive 

800 PM PDT WED JUL 24 2013
 
...A TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS...
 
200 AM PDT THU JUL 25 2013
 
...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO A TROPICAL STORM... 

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