Hurricane Flossie (2019)
- July 2019
- Category 1 peak
Flossie came within 111 km of Maui, passing to the north-east as post-tropical remnants on 6 August 2019. It had peaked far out at sea at 70 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. At 00:00 UTC on 31 July 2019 the official forecast had it passing within 2 km of Molokai about 163 hours later — considerably closer than it eventually came.
Replay the forecasts, advisory by advisory
- Peak intensity
- 70 kt (81 mph) Category 1
- Lowest pressure
- 987 mb
- Closest pass
- 111 km (69 mi) from Maui
- When
- 6 August 2019
- Distance from Honolulu
- 210 km (130 mi)
- Lifetime
- 10 days 28 July 2019 – 7 August 2019
- Official forecasts
- 36
- Approached from the
- north-east
The closest pass
At its closest, Flossie was 111 km (69 mi) from Maui on 6 August 2019, as a remnant low with 30 kt (35 mph) winds, approaching from the north-east.
The forecasts
The archive holds 36 official forecast packages for Flossie, issued between 28 July 2019 and 6 August 2019. The replay shows each one as it stood at the moment it was issued — not the track we know now.
| Lead time | Mean track error |
|---|---|
| 24 h | 39 nm |
| 48 h | 62 nm |
| 72 h | 81 nm |