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TROPICAL STORM ISELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
922 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

...BLUSTERY ISELLE PASSING SOUTH OF MAUI COUNTY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION AND IMPACTS INFORMATION FOR ISELLE.

.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 NIIHAU...KAUAI...OAHU...
MOLOKAI...LANAI...KAHOOLAWE...MAUI...THE BIG ISLAND.

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.4N...LONGITUDE 157.3W...OR ABOUT 85 MILES WEST
OF KAILUA-KONA HAWAII ABOUT 135 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU
HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM ISELLE IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS PERSIST FROM THE BIG ISLAND TO OAHU AS
ISELLE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN WEST OF THE BIG ISLAND. STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE HOLDING OVER MAUI COUNTY AND OAHU...THOUGH WINDS
ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON THE BIG ISLAND. NUMEROUS WIND GAUGES
NEAR TERRAIN ON MAUI COUNTY AND OAHU HAVE BEEN GUSTING AROUND 60
MPH...AND THE LANAI CITY AIRPORT REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 48
MPH AT 820 AM. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND MAY
SPREAD TO KAUAI THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED...AND MORE ARE LIKELY TODAY.

HEAVY FLOODING RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THE GREATEST
AMOUNT OF SHOWERS FALLING ACROSS WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST SLOPES.
WINDWARD BIG ISLAND AND THE KAU DISTRICT RECEIVED THE BRUNT OF
THE HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT...WITH MANY GAUGES MEASURING 5 TO 9
INCHES OF RAIN...AND A FEW TOPPING 14 INCHES. THESE HEAVY SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SATURATED SLOPES OF EASTERN KAU AND
WINDWARD BIG ISLAND THROUGH AT LEAST THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING.
IN ADDITION...FAST- MOVING HEAVY SHOWERS OVER MAUI COUNTY AND
OAHU ARE PUSHING WESTWARD UNDER A STRONG EASTERLY FLOW. THESE
SHOWERS WILL SPREAD TO KAUAI BEFORE NOON. THE FLOOD THREAT WILL
PERSIST INTO TONIGHT.


.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.

AS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DIMINISH...DO NOT GO OUTSIDE TO CHECK
FOR DAMAGE OR TO IMPLEMENT TEMPORARY REPAIRS UNTIL HIGH WINDS
FULLY SUBSIDE. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. EVEN APPROACHING
A POWER LINE CAN LEAD TO ELECTROCUTION AND DEATH.

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 1230 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-090330-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
922 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

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

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

EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN INSIDE. STAY ALERT AND KEEP AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND EXTERNAL DOORS.

AS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DIMINISH...DO NOT GO OUTSIDE TO CHECK
FOR DAMAGE OR TO IMPLEMENT TEMPORARY REPAIRS UNTIL HIGH WINDS
FULLY SUBSIDE. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. EVEN APPROACHING
A POWER LINE CAN LEAD TO ELECTROCUTION AND DEATH.

LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE BIG ISLAND...ESPECIALLY OVER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO FALL BELOW
40 MPH FOR ALL AREAS BY AFTERNOON.

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...
GRADUALLY DECLINING SURF OF 8 TO 12 FEET IS EXPECTED OVER EXPOSED
WINDWARD SHORES THIS MORNING...DROPPING THROUGH THE DAY.

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

$$

PHZ122>124-090330-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
922 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

...TROPICAL STORM 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 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS AND SEAS
TO 20 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING...MAINLY OVER WATERS
WEST OF THE BIG ISLAND. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 35 KNOTS
AND SEAS BELOW 10 FEET FOR ALL AREAS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

HIZ012>022-090330-
/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-
922 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

...TROPICAL STORM 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...
WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA THROUGH LATE THIS
MORNING 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.

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 IS PEAKING AT HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 15 FEET THIS MORNING ALONG
THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS. 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>121-090330-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-
MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
922 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

...TROPICAL STORM 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 35 TO 45 KNOTS OR HIGHER ARE STILL EXPECTED...
MAINLY FOR WATERS SOUTH OF MAUI COUNTY THIS MORNING. WINDS TEND
TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE CHANNELS SO EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY BE
EXPERIENCED IN THE CHANNELS. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO FALL BELOW
35 KNOTS FOR ALL AREAS BY THIS AFTERNOON.

ALSO...SEAS TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH OF
MAUI COUNTY...AND WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AS ISELLE MOVES FURTHER
WEST.

$$

HIZ005>011-090330-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-
922 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

...TROPICAL STORM 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...
WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. IN SOME
AREAS ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WIND GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH
AS 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.

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 OF 10 TO 15 FEET WILL AFFECT THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS
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 POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING AREAS
CONTINUES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGH SURF AND HIGH TIDE.

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

$$

PHZ113>116-090330-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI CHANNEL-OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-
KAIWI CHANNEL-
922 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

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

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...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 OAHU...FROM
TODAY. WINDS TEND TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE CHANNELS SO EVEN
STRONGER WINDS MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN THE CHANNELS.

ALSO...SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO NEAR 20 FEET LATER THIS
MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH OF OAHU...AS ISELLE PASSES TO THE SOUTH.

$$

HIZ001>004-090330-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
922 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 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA TODAY. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS MAY
GUSTS TO 50 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 OF 10 TO 15 FEET WILL AFFECT THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS
TODAY...AND SOME SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL SEE SURF NEAR 10 FEET
TODAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR PORT ALLEN TODAY IS 227 PM
AT 2.5 FEET. THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING
AREAS CONTINUES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGH SURF AND HIGH TIDE.

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

$$

PHZ110>112-090330-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
922 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

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

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...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...LATER
TODAY. WINDS TEND TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE CHANNELS SO EVEN
STRONGER WINDS MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN THE CHANNELS.

ALSO...SEAS WILL RISE RAPIDLY TO NEAR 20 FEET LATER THIS
MORNING TO THE SOUTH OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU AS ISELLE PASSES TO THE
SOUTH.

$$

WROE







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