SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED APRIL 22 AT 11:45AM HST
Effective: 2026-04-22 11:45:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-23 12:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Honolulu HI
Alert Text
WHAT...AN EPISODIC FOUNTAINING ERUPTION IS EXPECTED WITHINTHE KILAUEA SUMMIT CALDERA. THE HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS INDICATED A POTENTIAL ERUPTION WINDOW BETWEEN TODAY, APRIL 22 AND SUNDAY, APRIL 26. FOUNTAINING EPISODES TYPICALLY LAST LESS THAN 12 HOURS BUT ASH CAN REMAIN IN THE AIR LONGER DEPENDING ON WIND AND WEATHER.
IMPACTS...IF AN ERUPTION OCCURS, VARYING LEVELS OF ASH, PELE\'S HAIR, AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT TEPHRA MAY FALL DOWNWIND OF THE ERUPTION. SMALLER PARTICLES CAN TRAVEL FARTHER FROM THE ERUPTION SITE AND MAY AFFECT COMMUNITIES AT GREATER DISTANCES. FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, DOWNWIND WILL BE TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE SUMMIT.
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Target Area
KONA, KOHALA, BIG ISLAND INTERIOR, BIG ISLAND SUMMIT, BIG ISLAND SOUTH, BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST, BIG ISLAND EAST, BIG ISLAND NORTH