HONOLULU, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Hawaii’s Big Island was under a hurricane watch Monday as Flossie, a Category 4 storm deemed “extremely dangerous," churned toward the Hawaiian Islands.
The watch meant hurricane force winds of at least 74 mph could be expected within the next 36 hours, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin reported Monday.
The current forecast had the hurricane’s eye passing well south of the islands, but hurricane conditions were still expected on the Big Island.
"The main effects from Hurricane Flossie are expected on the Big Island Tuesday and Tuesday night," the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said, adding the watch could yet be upgraded to a warning. "Everyone in Hawaii is urged to closely monitor future bulletins as this extremely dangerous hurricane approaches the Hawaiian Islands."
