Tropical Storm Flossie

Dangerous surf, flooding rain and potentially damaging winds are in store for Hawaii with the arrival of Tropical Storm Flossie.

Tropical Storm Flossie is expected to pass over or in between the northern tip of the Big Island and southern Maui Island on Monday.

After undergoing some weakening, Flossie will either be a minimal tropical storm or a depression at that time.
Not since Hurricane Iniki from 1992 has a hurricane or tropical storm reached Hawaii.

The impacts of Flossie, however, will begin before the weekend comes to a close.
Surf will build along the shores of all the islands late Sunday afternoon and Sunday night. Extremely rough conditions will then make it dangerous for residents and visitors to enter the water on Monday.

The surf will also create hazards for small craft, as well as cause some incidents of coastal flooding.
Gusty wind and squally rain from Flossie will spread in an east-to-west fashion across the islands Monday through Monday night.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2013/07/28/tropical-storm-flossie-to-cross-hawaii-monday/#ixzz2aOpyMqAZ