Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) issues warnings, watches and advisories for all tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific. The season officially begins on June 1 and ends on November 30. However, tropical cyclones can occur at any time. The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Honolulu activates the CPHC when: (1) a tropical cyclone moves into the Central Pacific from the Eastern Pacific, (2) a tropical cyclone forms in the Central Pacific, or (3) a tropical cyclone moves into the Central Pacific from the West.
 
Click on the map to the left to go directly to the CPHC website.
 
Click here to access the NOAA Hurricane Preparedness Website.
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC)
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) provides warnings for Pacific basin tsunamis to almost every country around the Pacific rim and to most of the Pacific island states. The PTWC also provides a more rapid warning for local tsunamis generated in Hawaiian waters. Local tsunamis strike nearby shores almost immediately after being generated by the earthquake. Consequently, the earliest warning for a local tsunami is the strong shaking of the ground, and persons near the shoreline that feel strong shaking should evacuate immediately without waiting for an official warning.
 
Click on the map to the left to go directly to the PTWC web site.
 
Click here to access evacuation maps for Kauai county.