[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FELICIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1210 PM HST SUN AUG 9 2009

...AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE CONFIRMS FELICIA STILL A TROPICAL
STORM...

.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...BIG ISLAND WATERS.

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

A HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI
COUNTY AND THE BIG ISLAND FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FELICIA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 21.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 147.1 WEST...OR ABOUT
525 MILES EAST OF HILO HAWAII. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST OR
280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM FELICIA HAS WEAKENED...IT STILL PRESENTS
THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING...ROUGH AND
DANGEROUS SURF...AND STRONG WINDS...AND SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
FELICIA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WESTWARD AND WILL BE NEAR...OR
OVER THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS BY LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY.

THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY OF FELICIA REACHING THE ISLANDS AS A
TROPICAL STORM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER MAUI COUNTY AND
THE BIG ISLAND AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS ON MONDAY...WITH THE
HIGHEST CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. TRACK AND INTENSITY
FORECASTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE EFFECTS FROM TROPICAL
CYCLONES CAN EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER.

IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE PRECISE FORECAST VALUES OF WIND...
RAINFALL...AND SURF FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY
OF AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

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

PEOPLE UNDER THE WATCH SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING NOW. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND 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. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL
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 6 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ012>028-100500-
/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-
1210 PM HST SUN AUG 9 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TROPICAL STORM PROBABILITIES.

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL
RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP
CURRENTS.

PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS NEED TO PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF TORRENTIAL RAINS AND MUDSLIDES ASSOCIATED WITH FELICIA. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT HEAVY...FLOODING RAINFALL COULD OCCUR
EVEN WELL AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF FELICIA.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT ANY SPECIFIC LOCATION IS
10 TO 15 PERCENT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
TUESDAY ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI...MAUI...AND THE BIG
ISLAND. SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. SURF WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
LIKELY REACHING OR EXCEEDING THE WARNING CRITERIA OF 15 FEET
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MAUI...MOLOKAI...LANAI...KAHOOLAWE...AND THE
BIG ISLAND. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON THE WINDWARD SIDES OF
THE BIG ISLAND...MAUI...AND MOLOKAI ON MONDAY...AND MAY BECOME
LOCALLY HEAVY. ON ITS CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...HEAVIER RAINBANDS
COULD AFFECT ALL OF THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI COUNTY MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY.

$$

PHZ116>124-100500-
/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-
1210 PM HST SUN AUG 9 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TROPICAL STORM PROBABILITIES.

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

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

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT ANY SPECIFIC LOCATION
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF MAUI COUNTY AND THE BIG ISLAND RANGES
FROM 10 TO 17 PERCENT...HIGHEST EAST OF MAUI.

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

$$
R BALLARD







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