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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FELICIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1213 PM HST MON AUG 10 2009

...TROPICAL STORM FELICIA CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD TOWARD THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR THE BIG ISLAND AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR OAHU...MOLOKAI...LANAI...
KAHOOLAWE...MAUI...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR OAHU FROM TUESDAY MORNING THOUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR KAHOOLAWE...LANAI...MAUI...AND
MOLOKAI THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

HIGH SURF WARNING FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU...MOLOKAI...MAUI...
AND THE BIG ISLAND UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY.

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 20.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 151.1 WEST...OR ABOUT
270 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING
WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR
45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM FELICIA IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING
WESTWARD...PASSING VERY NEAR MAUI COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
OAHU TUESDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME FELICIA REACHES THE ISLANDS...IT
IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. HOWEVER...THERE IS
STILL A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THE SYSTEM COULD STILL BE A TROPICAL
STORM WHEN IT REACHES THE ISLANDS...AND SO A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT. SINCE THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH FELICIA
ARE MAINLY NORTH OF THE CENTER...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE
BIG ISLAND WAS CANCELLED.

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

EVEN IF FELICIA WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION...IT COULD STILL PRODUCE
POCKETS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING...AS WELL AS LOCALIZED
STRONG GUSTY WINDS ESPECIALLY NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN WHICH CAN
ACCELERATE WINDS DOWNSLOPE. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD PREPARE IN CASE HEAVY RAINFALL
MATERIALIZES. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR REMAIN IN
HARBOR. BOAT OWNERS SHOULD TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION AND DETERMINE
THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ012>022-110515-
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MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-
KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-
HALEAKALA SUMMIT-
1213 PM HST MON AUG 10 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND PROBABILITIES.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT ANY SPECIFIC LOCATION
IS 10 TO 12 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AS FELICIA APPROACHES...
BECOMING NORTHERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LOCALIZED
GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. VARIABLE WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WHERE
FELICIA MAKES ITS POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY ALONG EAST
FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI...MAUI...AND THE BIG ISLAND. SURF WILL
CONTINUE TO RISE...REACHING OR EXCEEDING THE WARNING CRITERIA OF
15 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$

PHZ116>120-110515-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAIWI CHANNEL-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-
MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-
1213 PM HST MON AUG 10 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND PROBABILITIES AND TIMING OF
HIGHER SEAS AND WINDS.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT ANY SPECIFIC LOCATION
IS 8 TO 15 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE MAUI COUNTY COASTAL
WATERS AS FELICIA APPROACHES...BECOMING NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 KT
EAST OF MAUI TUESDAY. THE STRONGER WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH FELICIA WILL
SPREAD FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. VARIABLE
WINDS UP TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT...SUBSIDING
WEDNESDAY.

...MARINE...
SEAS WILL INCREASE FURTHER AS FELICIA APPROACHES...POSSIBLY
REACHING HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 15 FEET TUESDAY. ROUGH...DANGEROUS SEAS
WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR EAST
FACING EXPOSURES.

$$

HIZ005>011-PHZ113>115-110515-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-KAUAI CHANNEL-
OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-
1213 PM HST MON AUG 10 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND PROBABILITIES.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT ANY SPECIFIC LOCATION
IS 8 TO 11 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS
FELICIA APPROACHES. NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AND BECOME SOUTHERLY ON WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BUILD TO WARNING LEVELS OF 15
FEET THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY.

...MARINE...
SEAS WILL BUILD AS FELICIA APPROACHES. DURING THE TIME OF FELICIAS
CLOSEST APPROACH LATE TUESDAY...ROUGH AND DANGEROUS SEAS MAY REACH
12 TO 15 FEET.

$$

HIZ023>028-102315-
/O.CAN.PHFO.TR.A.3008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
1213 PM HST MON AUG 10 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

$$

PHZ121>124-102315-
/O.CAN.PHFO.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
1213 PM HST MON AUG 10 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

$$






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