![]() “Hurricane Iniki, a major hurricane, directly hit Kauai 30 years ago this year, and those impacted still remember the incredible destructive power Iniki delivered." “It only takes one wandering into the vicinity of the state to cause a tremendous amount of potential impact," he said. Officials said that even with a slow hurricane season predicted, it only takes one storm to cause a disaster.Ĭhris Brenchley, director of NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center, said that people need to be prepared, regardless of the optimistic outlook. “In the last 50 years, we have only had two other times where we’ve had (La Nina) three years in a row,” said National Weather Service hydrologist Kevin Kodama. The La Nina pattern has been present for several years. The opposite El Nino pattern creates above average ocean temperatures and has been present during some of the most active Pacific hurricane seasons, including in 2015 when there were 16 storms in the Central Pacific basin. ![]() La Nina is a natural cooling of parts of the equatorial Pacific that alters weather patterns around the globe. ![]() “The ongoing La Nina is likely to cause strong vertical wind shear, making it more difficult for hurricanes to develop or move into the Central Pacific Ocean.” “This year we are predicting less activity in the Central Pacific region compared to normal seasons,” said Matthew Rosencrans, NOAA’s lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at the Climate Prediction Center. Officials said below-average sea temperatures associated with La Nina east of Hawaii where storms form factored into this year’s prediction. The Central Pacific region sees about four or five tropical cyclones on average annually. The annual National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration outlook predicts there is a 60% chance of a below-average season. HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii and the Central Pacific basin should expect two to four hurricanes, tropical depressions or tropical storms this year, federal forecasters said Wednesday.
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