United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
Flotilla 13 - Division 3 - District 14
Kailua Kona, Hawaii

Hurricane Preparation

NOTE: These links are to non-Coast Guard Auxiliary web sites.

• Checklist preparation prior to a hurricane

• National Weather Service (Honolulu, HI)

• Hawaii State Civil Defense

• Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA

• National Hurricane Center

• Red Cross

• University of Hawaii Meteorology

• Storm Prediction Center

  Above all, remain calm and listen for instructions from your local authorities.

*******Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan***********

Hurricane Quick Reference
Stages of Development Hurricane............. > 64 kts
Tropical Storm........ 35-64 kts
Tropical Depression... < 35 kts (Closed Circulation)
Tropical Disturbance.. < 35 kts (No Closed Circulation)

Tropical Storm Conditions (Time to onset of winds 34 to 63 kts)
* Cond III:..... 48hrs
* Cond II:...... 24hrs
* Cond I:....... 12hrs

Hurricane Conditions (Time to onset of 64 kt winds)
* Cond III:..... 48hrs
* Cond II:...... 24hrs
* Cond I:....... 12hrs

Hurricanes