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

...ISELLE STILL PRODUCING LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER THE
SMALLER ISLANDS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATE TO CANCEL THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

.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.

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 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.7N...LONGITUDE 158.8W...OR ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTH
OF LIHUE HAWAII ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
TROPICAL STORM ISELLE IS MOVING WEST AT 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MAUI COUNTY...OAHU...AND
KAUAI. STRONG WIND GUSTS HAVE LED TO SOME DAMAGE ACROSS SOUTHERN
AND WESTERN KAUAI THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS THE TERRAIN
ENHANCED AREAS OF OAHU AND MAUI COUNTY ARE STILL GUSTING AROUND
50 MPH WITH A SLOW DOWNWARD TREND.

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. SOILS ARE
SATURATED...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING.

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

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

HIZ023>028-090115-
/O.CAN.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
207 PM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

PHZ122>124-090115-
/O.CAN.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
207 PM HST FRI AUG 8 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

HIZ012>022-090815-
/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-
207 PM 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 WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS...
WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...MAINLY OVER HIGH TERRAIN.
CONDITIONS OVER THE ISLAND OF MAUI ARE IMPROVING BEFORE MOLOKAI
AND LANAI.

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 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS. SURF WILL
DECLINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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>121-090815-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-
MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
207 PM 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 25 TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY FOR
WATERS SOUTH OF MAUI COUNTY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

ALSO...SEAS NEAR 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...
MAINLY SOUTH OF MAUI COUNTY...AND WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AS ISELLE MOVES FURTHER WEST.

$$

HIZ005>011-090815-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-
207 PM 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 WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS...
WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY...ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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>116-090815-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI CHANNEL-OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-
KAIWI CHANNEL-
207 PM 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 25 TO 40 KNOTS FOR
PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY...MAINLY SOUTH OF OAHU. WINDS TEND TO
ACCELERATE THROUGH THE CHANNELS SO EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY BE
EXPERIENCED IN THE CHANNELS.

ALSO...SEAS WILL BE NEAR 20 FEET THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...MAINLY
SOUTH OF OAHU...AS ISELLE PASSES TO THE SOUTH.

$$

HIZ001>004-090815-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
207 PM 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>112-090815-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
207 PM 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 25 TO 35 KNOTS...
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 THIS AFTERNOON TO
THE SOUTH OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU AS ISELLE PASSES TO THE SOUTH.

$$
WROE





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