Aloha WB Ohana,
The first official named storm of the 2017 Season, Hurricane Fernanda is slowly churning towards the islands and will be entering the Central Pacific basin early Thursday morning which means it will be in our vicinity and we all need to prepared.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, Hurricane Fernanda is a category 2 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and is about 1300 miles east of Hilo. Some weakening is forecasted during the next 48 hours and Fernanda is expected to become a Tropical Storm by Thursday.
Our islands should start to see some effects from this storm like increased surf and rain showers by Thursday and through the weekend with Fernanda expected to be passing east of Hawaii Island by Sunday.
At this point, forecasters do not expect Fernanda to have any major impact on our Hawaiian Islands but it’s still early in the season and we have several more storms that will be heading our way in coming months. For more information, you can go on-line to check weather forecast or turn on your radio or television for weather updates that will continue going forward. You can also log on to our property website,www.waikikibanyan.org for more information on disaster preparedness.
Please remember: be aware, be prepared, and be safe!
