All roads on the Big Island that had been closed as a precaution were opened at 5 a.m. today, Big Island officials said. All hurricane shelters will close this morning and the parks on the Big Island will reopen at 10 a.m.

Schools will remain closed today, but are expected to reopen tomorrow.

While still a category 1 hurricane, Flossie moved past South Point on the Big Island last night, spurring a brief spate of high surf and strong winds. But by 11 p.m., when the storm was downgraded to a tropical storm, the winds and waves had died down.

Civil Defense officials reported no damage on the island last night.

Flossie is expected to remain a tropical storm at least through part of the day, but is well south of the state and is not expected to bring much rain to the other islands, though winds could increase.

The weather service said it will likely dissipate into a low-pressure remnant in 96 hours.

At 5 a.m., when the weather service canceled its tropical storm warning for the Big Island, Flossie was situated about 270 miles south of Honolulu.

It is moving west near 15 mph, with maximum winds up to 50 mph.

Rainfall on the Big Island over the last 24 hours was not very heavy. The weather service said just over 2 inches of rain fell in Pahoa, Glenwood and Waiakea Uka.