[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE FELICIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
639 PM HST SAT AUG 8 2009

...FELICIA MARCHING WESTWARD...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR MOLOKAI...LANAI... KAHOOLAWE...MAUI...
BIG ISLAND...MAUI COUNTY WATERS...AND BIG ISLAND WATERS.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MAUI COUNTY AND THE BIG ISLAND FROM MONDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELICIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 20.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 143.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 760 MILES
EAST OF HILO HAWAII. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT
15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECASTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. REMEMBER THAT
THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL STORMS CAN EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER.

HURRICANE FELICIA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AND CONTINUE WEST TOWARD
MAUI COUNTY AND THE BIG ISLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE FORECAST
TRACK BRINGS FELICIA NEAR OR OVER THOSE ISLANDS ON MONDAY. ALTHOUGH
THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT REACHES
THE ISLANDS...IT WILL STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL...
FLOODING RAINS...VERY HIGH SURF...AND DAMAGING WINDS.

IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND...RAIN...AND SURGE FORECAST
VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE UNDER THE WATCH SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING NOW. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE
ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.

INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS SHOULD PREPARE NOW. IF
YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE
PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL
STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO STATEMENTS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 9 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ012>028-090845-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.3008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-
KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-
HALEAKALA SUMMIT-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
639 PM HST SAT AUG 8 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
FURTHER DETAILS ON SPECIFIC IMPACTS HAVE BEEN ADDED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE MADE
NOW...BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LUMBER...LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...AND
OTHER ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR STORED INDOORS.

PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS NEED TO PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF TORRENTIAL RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH FELICIA.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
ON THE BIG ISLAND...THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
AT HILO IS ABOUT 26 PERCENT...ABOUT 22 PERCENT AT KAILUA-KONA AND
ABOUT 15 PERCENT AT SOUTH POINT.

FOR MAUI COUNTY...THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AT
KAHULUI IS ABOUT 23 PERCENT...ABOUT 21 PERCENT AT BOTH LANAI CITY
AND KAUNAKAKAI.

THIS REPRESENTS AN UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN MONDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS FELICIA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS
LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS TO BEGIN LATE IN THE DAY MONDAY...CONTINUING MONDAY
NIGHT AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDING ON TUESDAY. STRONGER GUSTS CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER AND NEAR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ROUGH AND DANGEROUS SURF IS EXPECTED TO START TO INCREASE AHEAD OF
THE STORM ON SUNDAY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI COUNTY AND THE
BIG ISLAND. SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BUILDING...
POSSIBLY REACHING 10 TO 15 FEET FOR EAST FACING SHORES LATER
MONDAY. NOTE THAT SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE
EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF FELICIA.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH FELICIA ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI COUNTY EARLY
ON MONDAY...WITH RAIN AND SQUALLS INCREASING DURING THE DAY.

LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND
BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

$$

PHZ116>124-090845-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAIWI CHANNEL-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-
MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
639 PM HST SAT AUG 8 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
FURTHER DETAILS ON SPECIFIC IMPACTS HAVE BEEN ADDED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS SHOULD BEGIN TAKING PROTECTIVE ACTION AND DETERMINE
THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS ABOUT 22
PERCENT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AROUND MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. THIS
REPRESENTS A UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS FELICIA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS
LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS TO OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST TO
WEST...STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

...MARINE...
SEAS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AS FELICIA APPROACHES...POSSIBLY
REACHING HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ROUGH...
DANGEROUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY
FOR EAST FACING EXPOSURES.

$$

R BALLARD/MORRISON




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