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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
259 PM HST THU OCT 16 2014

...ANA MOVING WESTWARD AND NEARING HAWAII...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED CURRENT CENTER AND MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL STORM ANA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS...
WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND FROM NOON
FRIDAY TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 14.4N...LONGITUDE 151.6W...OR ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 630 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
TROPICAL STORM ANA IS MOVING WEST AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ANA CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AND WILL START
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST THIS EVENING...THEN TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST FRIDAY. OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS...ANA/S MOVEMENT HAS
INCREASED SINCE THE LAST BULLETIN. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST
TRACK...TROPICAL STORM ANA IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 80 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF THE BIG ISLAND LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
TROPICAL STORM ANA IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY OVER THE
NEXT 30 HOURS...BRIEFLY REACHING HURRICANE INTENSITY FRIDAY
NIGHT...BEFORE STARTING TO WEAKEN.

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

IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
FORECAST MOVEMENT...DIRECTION...AND SPEED ARE ONLY ESTIMATES.
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.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE. SECURE OR
BRING INDOORS ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE LAWN FURNITURE...
CHILDRENS TOYS...HANGING PLANTS...BARBECUE GRILLS...OR ANY ITEM
THAT COULD BECOME A DESTRUCTIVE PROJECTILE IN STRONG WINDS. DO
NOT WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.
LISTEN FOR WARNINGS OR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

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.
IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT
AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-PHZ122-170900-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.3002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-
259 PM HST THU OCT 16 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...HANGING
PLANTS...CHILDRENS TOYS...BARBECUE GRILLS...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS
THAT COULD BECOME AIRBORNE DEBRIS IN STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE
SECURED OR STORED INDOORS. HAVE SUPPLIES ON HAND AND BE READY FOR
POWER OUTAGES. EVACUATE IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH...34 KNOTS...OR HIGHER ARE
POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA FROM EARLY FRIDAY EVENING TO
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF ANA...
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE. SEAS OF 15 TO
25 FEET ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY DURING THE CLOSEST APPROACH OF
ANA TO THE BIG ISLAND.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ALONG THE KAU AND SOUTHEAST FACING
COASTLINE OF THE PUNA DISTRICT. BIG ISLAND CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTS
SURF OF 5 TO 10 FEET IS ALREADY OCCURRING AT ISAAC HALE PARK. THE
SURF IS EXPECTED TO PEAK FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE BIG ISLAND. SURF
HEIGHTS UP TO 20 FT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT DURING THE CLOSEST
APPROACH OF ANA TO THE BIG ISLAND. ELEVATED SURF UP TO 20 FT IS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE KONA COASTS LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND FROM NOON
FRIDAY UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

$$

PHZ118-121-123-124-170900-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.3002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
259 PM HST THU OCT 16 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
GIVEN THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 34
KNOTS OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE STARTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL
WATERS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND. SEAS UP TO 25 FEET ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS SOUTH AND WEST OF THE BIG
ISLAND. SEAS UP TO 15 FT ARE POSSIBLE FOR LEEWARD COASTAL WATERS
OF MAUI COUNTY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

FOSTER





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