[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FELICIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1207 AM HST TUE AUG 11 2009

...GUSTY WINDS AND INCREASING SHOWERS FROM FELICIA WILL SPREAD
ACROSS MAUI COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR  OAHU...MOLOKAI...LANAI...
KAHOOLAWE...MAUI...WATERS AROUND OAHU...MAUI COUNTY WATERS AND
PAILOLO CHANNEL.

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

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

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FELICIA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 20.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 153.0 WEST...OR ABOUT
160 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING
WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR
40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM FELICIA CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD...WITH THE
CENTER FORECAST TO PASS VERY NEAR MAUI COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND
OAHU TONIGHT. 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 BE A TROPICAL STORM
WHEN IT REACHES THE ISLANDS...SO A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT.

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. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN WHICH CAN ACCELERATE WINDS DOWNSLOPE.

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

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY STRONG
WINDS...OR BRING THEM INDOORS THIS EVENING. HAVE BATTERIES AND
FLASHLIGHTS ON HAND IN CASE THE POWER FAILS.

PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD PREPARE IN CASE HEAVY RAINFALL
MATERIALIZES.

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
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 7 AM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ012>022-111715-
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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-
1207 AM HST TUE AUG 11 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 12 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER MAUI COUNTY EARLY THIS
MORNING AS FELICIA APPROACHES...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VARIABLE WINDS OF 20 TO
35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AS
FELICIA MOVES THROUGH.

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

...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH FELICIA WILL BE REACHING MAUI
COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING. SHOWERS WILL LIKELY BECOME MORE
FREQUENT AND HEAVIER DURING THE DAY TODAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH. THERE IS STILL THE CHANCE FOR HEAVIER DOWNPOURS TO
BECOME ANCHORED OVER TERRAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR MAUI COUNTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.


$$

PHZ116>120-111715-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAIWI CHANNEL-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-
MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-
1207 AM HST TUE AUG 11 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 5 TO 15 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE
MAUI COUNTY COASTAL WATERS AS FELICIA APPROACHES...BECOMING NORTH
AT 20 TO 30 KT EAST OF MAUI. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 30 KT WILL
SPREAD FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN SUBSIDING AND BECOME EASTERLY LATE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

...MARINE...
SEAS OVER THE MAUI COUNTY COASTAL WATERS WILL INCREASE FURTHER AS
FELICIA APPROACHES...POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 15 FEET
TODAY. ROUGH...DANGEROUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR EAST FACING EXPOSURES.

$$

HIZ005>011-PHZ113>115-111715-
/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-
1207 AM HST TUE AUG 11 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 7 TO 11 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER OAHU THIS AFTERNOON AS
FELICIA APPROACHES...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO EAST AT 20 TO 35
MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
EARLY WEDNESDAY AS FELICIA MOVES THROUGH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU WILL CONTINUE AT WARNING
LEVELS OF 15 FEET THROUGH TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH FELICIA WILL REACH OAHU LATER
TODAY. THE SHOWERS WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE FREQUENT
DURING THE DAY TODAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. THERE IS STILL
THE CHANCE FOR FOR HEAVIER DOWNPOURS TO BECOME ANCHORED OVER
TERRAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR OAHU FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

...MARINE...
SEAS OVER THE OAHU COASTAL WATERS WILL BUILD AS FELICIA
APPROACHES. DURING THE TIME OF FELICIAS CLOSEST APPROACH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...ROUGH AND DANGEROUS SEAS MAY
REACH 12 TO 15 FEET.

$$
POWELL






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