Stunning morning satellite view of nearly Category 4 Hurricane Lowell south/southwest of Hawaiian Islands
Thankfully Lowell will be a fair distance from Kauai but its enormous girth will mean gusty winds and heavy rain perhaps at hurricane force.
5 AM HST Sat Sep 5 (Advisory 38) Key Messages for Hurricane #Lowell. Latest info: https://t.co/NyUGSIFCuo
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The highest skill model @GoogleDeepMind Weather Next 3 with its 64 ensemble members dangerously close to the islands but thankfully a direct hit not expected
Our crews are currently flying Hurricane Lowell in the Pacific, gathering data real-time and sending to the NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center. The crews have seen a max wind speed at 150 knots and 927 milibars for barometric pressure and it shows strengthening.
Video and photos by pilot Maj. Forrest Heintz below shows what the eye of Hurricane Lowell looks like right now.
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