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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
130 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

...ISELLE RAPIDLY WEAKENING OFF THE KAU COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION.

.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 1 AM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.0N...LONGITUDE 155.1W...OR ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTH
OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
TROPICAL STORM ISELLE IS MOVING WEST AT 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HEAVY RAINS AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
WINDWARD SIDE OF THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII EARLY THIS MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAVE NOW REACHED MAUI COUNTY...WITH A
ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO A DOWNED TREE IN CENTRAL MAUI. STRONG WINDS HAVE
REACHED OAHU AS WELL...WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH REPORTED OVER
THE KOOLAU MOUNTAINS. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED IN
HONOLULU. SWELLS GENERATED BY ISELLE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
TODAY...POSSIBLY BECOMING DAMAGING ALONG SOME COASTLINES. THE
THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE GREATEST ON
WINDWARD BIG ISLAND.


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

HIZ023>028-081930-
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KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
130 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE AT THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER.
EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE.

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 HOVERS OFFSHORE.

...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>124-081930-
/O.CON.PHFO.HU.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
130 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS
OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN
LAND BASED SHELTERS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 65 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
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>022-081930-
/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-
130 AM HST FRI AUG 8 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 OVER THE AREA THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING 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 18 FEET ALONG
THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS TODAY. SOME SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL SEE
SURF NEAR 10 FEET TODAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR HANA WILL
BE AT 218 PM AT 2.9 FEET TODAY. 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>121-081930-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-
MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
130 AM HST FRI AUG 8 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 AT LEAST THROUGH THIS
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 TODAY AS ISELLE ADVANCES.

$$

HIZ005>011-081930-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-
130 AM HST FRI AUG 8 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 TODAY. 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
TODAY. SOME SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL SEE SURF NEAR 10 FEET TODAY.
THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR KANEOHE BAY TODAY 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>116-081930-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI CHANNEL-OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-
KAIWI CHANNEL-
130 AM HST FRI AUG 8 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
TODAY. 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
TODAY...WITH SEAS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO NEAR 20 FEET LATER THIS
MORNING AS ISELLE ADVANCES.

$$

HIZ001>004-081930-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
130 AM HST FRI AUG 8 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
TODAY...AND REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS AS THE STORM APPROACHES.
INCREASING SURF WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF ISELLE WITH SURF HEIGHTS 10 TO
15 FEET TODAY. SOME SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL SEE SURF NEAR 10 FEET ON
TODAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR PORT ALLEN TODAY 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>112-081930-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
130 AM HST FRI AUG 8 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
LATER TODAY. 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 LATER
THIS MORNING AS ISELLE APPROACHES.

$$






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