Kauaʻi officials went visual this week, reposting a bundle of emergency images that double as a how-to guide for staying informed when the weather turns unsettled. The package includes a NOAA geocolor satellite view, a tsunami bulletin stamped March 13, a quick rundown of NOAA Weather Radio channels, and a note that a recent wind advisory was canceled. The post, shared late on March 17, credits the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency and NOAA for the imagery and is aimed squarely at reminding residents where to look and listen for official alerts.
What Kauaʻi Shared
The County of Kauaʻi's Facebook post republishes photos from the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, including a satellite depiction dated March 17 at 09:20 UTC and a tsunami bulletin showing a 13:19 UTC timestamp on March 13. The satellite photo is credited to NOAA, and geocolor composites like that are routinely used by forecasters to highlight cloud patterns and storm structure. The county pairs the images with links to local watches, warnings and guidance on where to hear official alerts, per NOAA/NESDIS/STAR.
NOAA Weather Radio and Local Alerts
The post also lays out NOAA Weather Radio stations and frequencies that serve the islands, including KBA99 (162.550 and 162.400 MHz), WWG75 (162.400 MHz), WWG27 (162.550 MHz) and WZ2557 (162.450 MHz). Those station names and frequencies line up with the National Weather Service in Honolulu's NOAA Weather Radio listings, which the NWS highlights as a primary way to receive watches, warnings and advisories. For up-to-the-minute watches and warnings, residents are directed to the National Weather Service in Honolulu watch and warnings page.
How Residents Can Stay Informed
County officials frame the post as a practical reminder: keep a NOAA Weather Radio running, enable county alerts on phones and other devices, and check official sources before heading for the shore when conditions are in flux. The county also notes that a wind advisory issued March 16 was later canceled, per County of Kauaʻi, underscoring why residents should always confirm current conditions through trusted channels. For background on how tsunami bulletins are issued to Hawaiʻi authorities, the post points to Tsunami.gov.
