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

...ANA MAKING TURN TOWARD WEST-NORTHWEST AND NEARING HAWAII...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST COASTAL
WATERS AND LEEWARD WATERS.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BIG ISLAND LEEWARD
WATERS...BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS...
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 14.6N...LONGITUDE 151.9W...OR ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII AND ABOUT 610 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU
HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM ANA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ANA FINALLY STARTED TO MOVE IN A WEST NORTHWEST
DIRECTION ALONG WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD MOTION. ANA WILL
TURN FURTHER TO THE NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK
WAS NUDGED FURTHER WESTWARD AND ANA IS NOW EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT
120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE BIG ISLAND OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. TROPICAL
STORM ANA IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS...BRIEFLY REACHING HURRICANE INTENSITY FRIDAY
NIGHT...BEFORE STARTING TO WEAKEN.

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

SMALL CRAFT IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL
SECURED.

PEOPLE UNDER A WATCH SHOULD CONTINUE MAKING PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SMALL CRAFT IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 600 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-PHZ122-171100-
/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-
453 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...MAINLY IN WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE KUMUKAHI.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ALONG THE KAU AND SOUTHEAST FACING
COASTLINE OF THE PUNA DISTRICTS. 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 IN THESE AREAS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT
DURING THE CLOSEST APPROACH OF ANA TO THE BIG ISLAND. ELEVATED
SURF UP TO 15 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.

$$

PHZ118-121-171100-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.3002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
453 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 AND SEAS UP TO 15 FT ARE POSSIBLE FOR LEEWARD
COASTAL WATERS OF MAUI COUNTY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

PHZ123-124-171100-
/O.UPG.PHFO.TR.A.3002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.PHFO.TR.W.3002.141017T0253Z-000000T0000Z/
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
453 PM HST THU OCT 16 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

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