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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
454 PM HST WED AUG 6 2014

...ISELLE REMAINS A DANGEROUS HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES HAWAII...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR OAHU AND SURROUNDING WATERS.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR KAUAI COUNTY AND SURROUNDING WATERS.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR OAHU.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOLOKAI...LANAI...
KAHOOLAWE...MAUI.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR KAUAI CHANNEL...WATERS
AROUND OAHU AND KAIWI CHANNEL.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MAUI COUNTY WATERS...
PAILOLO CHANNEL AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NIIHAU...KAUAI.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS...
KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS AND KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.7N...LONGITUDE 147.5W...OR ABOUT 515 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 720 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
HONOLULU HAWAII. HURRICANE ISELLE IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT
18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ISELLE IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINS...HIGH SURF AND DAMAGING
WINDS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII ON THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
TO MAUI COUNTY THURSDAY NIGHT AND TO OAHU ON FRIDAY. SWELLS GENERATED
BY ISELLE WILL BUILD TONIGHT...POSSIBLY BECOMING DAMAGING ALONG
SOME COASTLINES ON THURSDAY. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
ISLANDS AHEAD OF THE HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS. THE HIGH SURF
MAY BRING COASTAL FLOODING...PARTICULARLY WHEN COMBINED WITH
AFTERNOON ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES.

WHILE THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TRACK AND
STRENGTH OF ISELLE...THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI ARE EXPECTED TO BE
IMPACTED FIRST.

.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 THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS OR CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
FORECAST MOVEMENT...DIRECTION...AND SPEED ARE ONLY ESTIMATES.
EVEN SMALL ERRORS IN THE FORECAST TRACK CAN MEAN MAJOR
DIFFERENCES IN WHERE THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING
EFFECTS CAN EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER.

BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL
OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. PERSONS
LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE QUICKLY
SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.

AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN.
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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 630 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-071100-
/O.CON.PHFO.HU.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
454 PM HST WED AUG 6 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SECURE ANY REMAINING OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT COULD BECOME AIRBORNE
DEBRIS. CLOSE SHUTTERS AND BRACE GARAGE DOORS.

IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND
KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL
APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING
IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE.

IF EVACUATING TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER...LEAVE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. DO NOT GET STUCK ON THE ROADS WHEN THE DANGEROUS WINDS
AND TORRENTIAL RAINS ARRIVE. POUNDING SURF MAY RESULT IN ROAD
CLOSURES...EVEN WELL BEFORE THE HURRICANE ARRIVES.

STAY OUT OF STREAMS...RIVERS...AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

&&

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS
60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOME DAMAGE TO BUILDING STRUCTURES
COULD OCCUR...PRIMARILY TO UNANCHORED STRUCTURES...SUCH AS SCHOOL
PORTABLES. SOME DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO POORLY CONSTRUCTED SIGNS.
LOOSE ITEMS LEFT OUTDOORS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. PERSONS STRUCK BY WINDBORNE DEBRIS RISK INJURY
AND POSSIBLE DEATH. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL
SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND
IS SATURATED. MANY AREAS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES
WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES.

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.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL STEADILY INCREASE ALONG THE BIG ISLAND WINDWARD COAST
TODAY...AND REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS AS THE STORM APPROACHES.
INCREASING SURF WILL OCCUR TODAY AHEAD OF ISELLE WITH SURF
HEIGHTS REACHING 15 TO 25 FEET ON THURSDAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDE FOR HILO BAY IS 120 PM AT 2.8 FEET ON THURSDAY AND 203 PM AT
3.0 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE HIGH SURF AND HIGH TIDE COMBINATION WILL
BRING COASTAL FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. STORM SURGE IS
EXPECTED TO REACH 1 TO 3 FEET DURING THE STORM PASSAGE...ADDING
TO THE THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY
RAINFALL OF AROUND 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 12 INCHES. THESE HEAVY RAINS COULD LEAD TO
LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

$$

PHZ122>124-071100-
/O.CON.PHFO.HU.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
454 PM HST WED AUG 6 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

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

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 65 KNOTS FOR
PORTIONS OF THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS TEND TO ACCELERATE
AROUND POINTS AND HEADLANDS SO LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS MAY BE
EXPERIENCED THERE.

ALSO...SWELLS AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL BEGIN TO EXCEED 10 FEET
TONIGHT...WITH SEAS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO OVER 30 FEET THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS ISELLE APPROACHES.

$$

PHZ121-071100-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
454 PM HST WED AUG 6 2014

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

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

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

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KNOTS FOR
PORTIONS OF THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

ALSO...SEAS AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL BE 10 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT AND
EARLY THURSDAY...WITH SEAS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO OVER 25 FEET
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS ISELLE APPROACHES.

$$

HIZ012>022-071100-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-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-
454 PM HST WED AUG 6 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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.

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.

&&

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL
BE AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 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.

HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND
WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED.
LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY.

SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...
RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF
TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL STEADILY INCREASE ALONG THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS
TODAY...AND REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS AS THE STORM APPROACHES.
INCREASING SURF WILL OCCUR TODAY AHEAD OF ISELLE WITH SURF
HEIGHTS NEARING 15 FEET THURSDAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE
THURSDAY FOR HANA IS 142 PM AT 2.7 FEET AND FRIDAY 218 PM AT
2.9 FEET. THE HIGH SURF AND HIGH TIDE COMBINATION WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING AREAS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY
RAINFALL OF AROUND 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 12 INCHES. THESE HEAVY RAINS COULD LEAD TO
LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

$$

PHZ117>120-071100-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-
MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-
454 PM HST WED AUG 6 2014

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

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

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

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS OR
HIGHER FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS TEND TO
ACCELERATE THROUGH THE CHANNELS SO EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY BE
EXPERIENCED IN THE CHANNELS.

ALSO...SEAS AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL EXCEED 10 FEET TONIGHT IN
MANY AREAS...WITH SEAS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO OVER 20 FEET
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ISELLE APPROACHES.

$$

HIZ005>011-071100-
/O.UPG.PHFO.TR.A.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-
454 PM HST WED AUG 6 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

PHZ114>116-071100-
/O.UPG.PHFO.TR.A.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-KAIWI CHANNEL-
454 PM HST WED AUG 6 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

HIZ001>004-PHZ110>112-071100-
/O.CAN.PHFO.HU.S.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.PHFO.TR.A.2009.140807T0254Z-000000T0000Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
454 PM HST WED AUG 6 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

PHZ113-071100-
/O.CAN.PHFO.HU.S.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI CHANNEL-
454 PM HST WED AUG 6 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

WROE




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