[HIham] Makani Pahili Hurricane Exercise Weather Advisory #17 issued

[Ron Hashiro]

This email is a note about a SIMULATED exercise hurricane Makani Pahili, 
and not a real hurricane.  This is a drill, and not for rebroadcast.  
This is only a drill.

Amateur Radio Operators,

For the State-wide Hurricane Exercise this Saturday, the National 
Weather Service has issued a set of simulated weather products for 
simulated Hurricane Makani Pahili.  This is a simulated hurricane and 
not a real hurricane system, with a simulated hurricane landfall of this 
Saturday morning at 11:00 am.  The time of the simulated landfall is set 
within the amateur radio exercise window of 9:00 am to 12 noon to give 
amateur radio operators practice of procedures and methods in the event 
of a real hurricane.

Currently, Maui is simulating hurricane watch conditions and the Big 
Island is simulating hurricane warning conditions.

A summary of simulated hurricane Makani Pahili is:

SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.7N 151.3W
ABOUT 300 MI ESE OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII
ABOUT 495 MI ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH 
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 7 MPH 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 INCHES


The above information is not a real storm system.

As a reminder, should simulated hurricane Makani Pahili hit landfall, 
your repeater will go off the air unless you have hurricane rated 
antennas installed and a power source independent of electric company 
commercial mains and remain off the air for the remainder of Saturday's 
exercise.  Review your procedures for operating without repeaters.

Again, this email is a note about a SIMULATED exercise hurricane Makani 
Pahili, and not a real hurricane.  This is a drill, and not for 
rebroadcast.  This is a drill.



Ron Hashiro, AH6RH