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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
535 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013

...FLOSSIE MOVING STEADILY WESTWARD TOWARD THE MAIN HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED COASTAL FLOODING SECTION FOR THE WINDWARD BIG ISLAND AND
EAST MAUI.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR OAHU...MOLOKAI...LANAI...
KAHOOLAWE...MAUI...THE BIG ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR WATERS AROUND OAHU...MAUI
COUNTY WATERS...PAILOLO CHANNEL...WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR NIIHAU...KAUAI.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS...
KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS AND KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
UNTIL 6AM HST WEDNESDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.6N...LONGITUDE 150.2W...OR ABOUT 320 MI EAST OF
HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT 510 MI EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE IS MOVING WEST AT 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE CONTINUES ITS WESTWARD TRACK TOWARD HAWAII.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL REACH THE BIG ISLAND AND ASSOCIATED
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...MAUI COUNTY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND
OAHU LATE MONDAY MORNING. KAUAI WILL SEE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS
MONDAY AFTERNOON. IMPACTS TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS INCLUDE HEAVY RAIN...
THUNDERSTORMS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...DAMAGING WINDS AND
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. ROCK AND MUDSLIDES CAUSED BY THE RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND OR NEAR MOUNTAIN SLOPES. COASTAL FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE. POUNDING SURF WILL RISE RAPIDLY TONIGHT ALONG
THE NORTHEAST COAST OF THE BIG ISLAND AND WINDWARD HALEAKALA ON
MAUI. HAZARDOUS SURF CAN CAUSE COASTAL ROAD CLOSURES EVEN BEFORE
THE STORM ARRIVES. SURF HEIGHTS ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE
BETWEEN 10 TO 20 FEET. TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITHIN TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE.


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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...YOUR PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. IN A TROPICAL
CYCLONE...CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE QUICKLY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED
TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO
HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. CANCEL ANY BEACH ACTIVITIES UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE. PERSONS LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
EVACUATE QUICKLY SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...MOVE BOATS TO
SAFE MOORING AND MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR
CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT.

SMALL CRAFT IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL
SECURED.

PEOPLE UNDER A WATCH SHOULD CONTINUE MAKING PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SMALL CRAFT IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

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

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1230 AM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ005>019-021>024-026>028-PHZ113>124-291145-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-
MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE-
MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-
LEEWARD HALEAKALA-HALEAKALA SUMMIT-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-KAUAI CHANNEL-
OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-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-
535 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND AND CAUSE
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. TROPICAL STORMS CAN BRING VERY HEAVY RAIN
LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. PEOPLE NEAR STREAMS...RIVERS...AND LOW-
LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS ARE URGED TO BE ESPECIALLY ALERT TO
FLASH FLOODING.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO SECURE
THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 38 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL
INCREASING TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE BIG ISLAND LATE TONIGHT...MAUI COUNTY
MONDAY MORNING...AND OAHU MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN SOME AREAS... WINDS
WILL BE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH
PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. WINDS AFFECTING THE
UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE
SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR
UPROOTED.

POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND
PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING
DAMAGE.

COMBINED SEAS WILL BE UP TO 20 FEET.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. REFER TO
THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
WEAK...SHORT-LIVED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS.

$$

HIZ001>004-PHZ110>112-291145-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
535 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013

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

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

LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER
ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR STORED INDOORS. HAVE SUPPLIES ON HAND
AND BE READY FOR POWER OUTAGES. EVACUATE IF ORDERED BY LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
SMALL. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS
EARLY AS MONDAY EVENING.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
ALTHOUGH CHANGES ARE STILL POSSIBLE...THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA FROM
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT
TRACK OF FLOSSIE...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE.

COMBINED SEAS WILL BE UP TO 20 FEET.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. REFER TO
THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

$$

HIZ020-025-291145-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WINDWARD HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
535 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
SEE STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE SECTION BELOW.

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

SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND AND CAUSE
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. TROPICAL STORMS CAN BRING VERY HEAVY RAIN
LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. PEOPLE NEAR STREAMS...RIVERS...AND LOW-
LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS ARE URGED TO BE ESPECIALLY ALERT TO
FLASH FLOODING.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO SECURE
THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 51 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL INCREASING TREND
SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. IN SOME
AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70
MPH.

GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH
PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. WINDS AFFECTING THE
UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE
SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR
UPROOTED.

POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND
PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL.  OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING
DAMAGE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
POUNDING SURF WILL RISE RAPIDLY TONIGHT ALONG THE NORTHEAST COAST
OF THE BIG ISLAND AND WINDWARD HALEAKALA ON MAUI. LOW LYING
COASTAL AREAS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO MINOR-MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE
OCCURRING NEAR 930 AM.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. REFER TO
THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

...TORNADOES...
WEAK...SHORT-LIVED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS.

$$

MORRISON





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