[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
546 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...ISELLE CONTINUING TO APPROACH THE BIG ISLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS DEVELOPING ON THE BIG ISLAND AS ISELLE NEARS.

.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 CONTINUES FOR NIIHAU...KAUAI...OAHU...
MOLOKAI...LANAI...KAHOOLAWE...MAUI.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR WATERS AROUND KAUAI...
WATERS AROUND OAHU...KAIWI CHANNEL...MAUI COUNTY WATERS...PAILOLO
CHANNEL AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL.

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 19.1N...LONGITUDE 153.8W...OR ABOUT 95 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 305 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
HONOLULU HAWAII. HURRICANE ISELLE IS MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ISELLE IS NEARING THE BIG ISLAND...AND THE CENTER WILL ENTER
HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS EAST OF HILO DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
NUMEROUS GAGES ON THE BIG ISLAND HAVE BEEN REPORTING SUSTAINED
WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A GAGE IN
KAMUELA RECENTLY TOPPED 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS...AND SOME DOWNED
TREES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PUNA. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

ISELLE WILL BRING HEAVY RAINS...HIGH SURF AND DAMAGING WINDS.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON THE BIG ISLAND THIS EVENING
AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD TO MAUI COUNTY TONIGHT AND TO OAHU AND
KAUAI FRIDAY. SWELLS GENERATED BY ISELLE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
AND WILL LIKELY BECOME DAMAGING ALONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING
COASTLINES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT ON THE BIG ISLAND. HIGH SURF MAY
BRING COASTAL FLOODING...PARTICULARLY WHEN COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES. THE THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE GREATEST ON WINDWARD BIG ISLAND.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THE SHORT TERM TRACK IS HIGH...PUTTING
ISELLE OVER THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF ISELLE AS IT MOVES
WEST OF THE BIG ISLAND...THE REST OF THE STATE WILL BE
AFFECTED...AND ONLY A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE FORECAST TRACK AND
INTENSITY COULD LEAD TO DIFFERENCES IN EXPECTED IMPACTS.

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

ON THE BIG ISLAND...NOW IS THE TIME TO SEEK SHELTER. ACROSS THE
REST OF THE STATE...PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. IN A HURRICANE...CONDITIONS CAN
CHANGE QUICKLY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL
OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR
FLOODING. PERSONS LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
EVACUATE QUICKLY SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.

FOR THOSE NOT ON THE BIG ISLAND...IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT
FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. 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. FOR
THOSE ON THE BIG ISLAND...CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS
SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 930 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-081200-
/O.CON.PHFO.HU.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
546 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SOON. EVERYONE SHOULD BE QUICKLY
MOVING TO SAFETY WITHIN THEIR HOME OR SHELTER. ONCE INSIDE...
ENSURE ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE SECURED BEFORE DANGEROUS WINDS
ARRIVE. KEEP EMERGENCY GEAR AND A FIRST AID KIT HANDY.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION.

&&

...WINDS...
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE ALREADY OCCURRING...AND AN INCREASE TO
OVER 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL
BE AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH TONIGHT AS THE
CENTER OF ISELLE MOVES ONSHORE.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT. 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 MOUNTAIN 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...
REACHING VERY DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 15 TO 25 FEET TONIGHT AS ISELLE
REACHES THE COAST. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR HILO BAY WAS AT
120 PM AT 2.8 FEET EARLIER TODAY AND WILL BE AT 203 PM AT 3.0
FEET FRIDAY. THE HIGH SURF AND HIGH TIDE COMBINATION WILL BRING
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO
REACH 1 TO 2 FEET DURING THE STORM PASSAGE...ADDING TO THE THREAT
OF COASTAL FLOODING AND COASTAL PROPERTY DAMAGE TONIGHT.

...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>124-081200-
/O.CON.PHFO.HU.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
546 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF
SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND
BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR
VESSEL.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 65 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF
THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. WINDS TEND TO ACCELERATE AROUND POINTS AND HEADLANDS SO
LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

ALSO...SWELLS AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL EXCEED 10 FEET...WITH SEAS
INCREASING RAPIDLY TO AROUND 25 FEET AS ISELLE PASSES OVER THE
AREA.

$$

HIZ012>022-081200-
/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-
546 PM HST THU AUG 7 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 OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT 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 TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 18 FEET ALONG
THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS OVERNIGHT. SOME SOUTH FACING SHORES
WILL SEE SURF NEAR 10 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE
FOR HANA EARLIER TODAY WAS AT 142 PM AT 2.7 FEET AND WILL BE AT
218 PM AT 2.9 FEET ON FRIDAY. 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>121-081200-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-
MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
546 PM HST THU AUG 7 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 55 KNOTS OR
HIGHER...MAINLY FOR WATERS SOUTH OF MAUI COUNTY...LATE THIS
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 THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH SEAS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO NEAR 20 FEET THIS
EVENING AS ISELLE APPROACHES.

$$

HIZ005>011-081200-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-
546 PM HST THU AUG 7 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 AROUND 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN SOME
AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
55 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
THIS EVENING...REACHING HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 10 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT.
SOME SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL SEE SURF NEAR 10 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR KANEOHE BAY ON FRIDAY IS 228 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 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 10 INCHES. THESE HEAVY RAINS COULD LEAD TO
LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

$$

PHZ113>116-081200-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI CHANNEL-OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-
KAIWI CHANNEL-
546 PM HST THU AUG 7 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 50 KNOTS OR
HIGHER FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA...MAINLY SOUTH OF OAHU...FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. 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 THIS EVENING
IN MANY AREAS...WITH SEAS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO NEAR 20 FEET LATER
TONIGHT AS ISELLE APPROACHES.

$$

HIZ001>004-081200-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
546 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...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.

&&

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FRIDAY. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS MAY
BE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 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 ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...WILL
BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE
UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL STEADILY INCREASE ALONG THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS
THIS AFTERNOON...AND REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS AS THE STORM
APPROACHES. INCREASING SURF WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF ISELLE WITH SURF
HEIGHTS 10 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT. SOME SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL SEE
SURF NEAR 10 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR PORT
ALLEN ON FRIDAY IS 227 PM AT 2.5 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 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 10 INCHES. THESE HEAVY RAINS COULD LEAD TO
LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

$$

PHZ110>112-081200-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
546 PM HST THU AUG 7 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...MAINLY SOUTH OF KAUAI...FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. 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 THIS EVENING
IN MANY AREAS...WITH SEAS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO OVER 20 FEET
TONIGHT AS ISELLE APPROACHES.

$$
WROE





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