Tropical storm conditions are already occurring on the Big Island and parts of Maui County. These conditions will likely persist tonight. Hurricane conditions are expected over some areas of Maui County on Friday. Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin on Oahu later tonight, with hurricane conditions expected from Friday into Friday night. Tropical storm or hurricane conditions are possible on Kauai on Saturday.



RAINFALL: Rain bands will continue to overspread the Hawaiian Islands well ahead of Lane. Excessive rainfall associated with this slow moving hurricane will continue to impact the Hawaiian Islands into the weekend, leading to significant and life-threatening flash flooding and landslides. Lane is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 10 to 20 inches, with localized amounts of 30 to 40 inches possible over portions of the Hawaiian Islands. Over two feet

of rain has already fallen at a couple of locations on the windward side of the Big Island.



SURF: Very large swells generated by the slow moving hurricane will severely impact the Hawaiian Islands over the next couple of days. These swells will produce extremely large and damaging surf along exposed west and south facing shorelines. A prolonged period of high surf will likely lead to significant coastal erosion.



STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and large breaking waves will raise water levels by as much as 2 to 4 feet above normal tide levels along south and west facing shores near the center of Lane. The surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.

