#National Hurricane Center
FELICIA DOWNGRADED TO CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE
(Updated at 5 a.m. 8/7/09 by Wendy Osher) Hurricane Felicia has been downgraded from a category 4 to a category 2 hurricane. The system was last located at 1280 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii and moving toward the west-northwest at 13 mph. A gradual turn to the west is expected over the next couple of […]
HURRICANE FELICIA 1545 MILES EAST OF HILO, HAWAII
UPDATED AT 5 A.M. 8/6/09 Hurricane Felicia has maintained her strength as a category 4 hurricane with winds remaining near 140 mph. At around 5 a.m., the system was located at 1545 miles east of Hilo Hawaii and moving at a rate of 10 mph. The current track brings the storm within reach of the […]
STATEMENT BY GOVERNOR LINGLE ON HURRICANE FELICIA
Governor Linda Lingle Issued the following statement today as the state prepares for the possible impacts of Hurricane Felicia: “My Cabinet and I have been receiving regular updates, including one today during a Cabinet meeting, from State Civil Defense and the National Weather Service’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center on Hurricane Felicia and Tropical Storm Enrique. […]
HURRICANE FELICIA MAINTAINS CATEGORY 4 STRENGTH
Hurricane Felicia has maintained category 4 strength and is expected to weaken later today. At 11:30 p.m. HST,, the Center of Hurricane Felicia was located near Latitude 15.5 North, Longitude 131.2 West, or about 1480 miles west-southwest of the Southern tip of Baja California. Felicia is moving toward the west-northwest at 10 mph and is […]
FELICIA UPGRADED TO CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE
UPDATED AT 5:10 P.M. 8/5/09 WEDNESDAY Hurricane Felicia is now classified as a category 4 hurricane and is moving toward the west-northwest at a rate of about 12 mph. Winds have increased to 140 mph with higher gusts. That places Felicia as a Category Four Hurricane on teh Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Forecasters with the National […]
FELICIA INTENSIFIES TO HURRICANE STATUS
The national weather service is tracking two storms now located in the eastern pacific-Tropical Storm Enrique and Hurricane Felicia. HURRICANE FELICIA UPDATE: Felicia has been in a rapid intensification phase today and has since developed a ragged eye. The initial intensity has been raised, making Felicia the third hurricane of the 2009 Easter Pacific Season. […]
