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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1136 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...ISELLE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...CONTINUES CHURNING TOWARD
THE BIG ISLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE AFFECTING THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII.

.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 10 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.0N...LONGITUDE 155.1W...OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH
OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
TROPICAL STORM ISELLE IS MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE AFFECTING THE BIG ISLAND...WITH
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGES REPORTED OVER WINDWARD BIG
ISLAND. POWER WAS REPORTED OUT IN PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD BIG
ISLAND AS WELL. HILO AIRPORT HAS JUST REPORTED A WIND GUST OF
51 MPH. ALTHOUGH ISELLE HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL
STORM...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE
CONTINUATION OF THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE BIG ISLAND AND ITS
ADJACENT WATERS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MAUI COUNTY
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT. POWER OUTAGE WAS REPORTED
OVER CENTRAL MAUI. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO
SPREAD TO OAHU AND KAUAI COUNTY FRIDAY.

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

STAY INSIDE...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM...AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING
OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE HANDY...BUT SAVE IT FOR
EMERGENCIES ONLY. THIS WILL HELP KEEP NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
OPEN AND CONSERVE YOUR BATTERY POWER.

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

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 AM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-081745-
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KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
1136 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

EVERYONE SHOULD NOW BE INSIDE. REMAIN ALERT AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND EXTERNAL DOORS.

LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS
TO 70 MPH IN SOME AREAS AS THE CENTER OF ISELLE MOVES ONSHORE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
VERY DANGEROUS LEVELS OF SURF AS HIGH AS 15 TO 25 FEET WILL
BE AFFECTING THE COAST. THE NEXT ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR HILO
BAY 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 OVERNIGHT.

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

$$

PHZ122>124-081745-
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BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
1136 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.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 65 KNOTS 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 TO 25 FEET POSSIBLE AS ISELLE REACHES THE ISLAND.

$$

HIZ012>022-081745-
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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-
1136 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 OVERNIGHT 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 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. REFER TO
THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

$$

PHZ117>121-081745-
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MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-
MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
1136 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...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 55 KNOTS OR HIGHER ARE STILL EXPECTED...
MAINLY FOR WATERS SOUTH OF MAUI COUNTY OVERNIGHT 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 INCREASE RAPIDLY TO NEAR
20 FEET OVERNIGHT AS ISELLE ADVANCES.

$$

HIZ005>011-081745-
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OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-
1136 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 SPREAD ACROSS 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 TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 10 TO 15 FEET
OVERNIGHT. 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. REFER TO
THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

$$

PHZ113>116-081745-
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KAUAI CHANNEL-OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-
KAIWI CHANNEL-
1136 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
OVERNIGHT 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 IN MANY
AREAS OVERNIGHT...WITH SEAS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO NEAR 20 FEET
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS ISELLE ADVANCES.

$$

HIZ001>004-081745-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
1136 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 SPREAD OVER 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
OVERNIGHT...AND REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS AS THE STORM APPROACHES.
INCREASING SURF WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF ISELLE WITH SURF HEIGHTS 10 TO
15 FEET OVERNIGHT. 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. REFER TO
THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

$$

PHZ110>112-081745-
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KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
1136 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 OVERNIGHT IN
MANY AREAS...WITH SEAS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO NEAR 20 FEET EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING AS ISELLE APPROACHES.

$$






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