[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...ANA MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AND NEARING HAWAII...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION AND INTENSITY.

.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 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 8 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 14.9N...LONGITUDE 152.5W...OR ABOUT 375 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 570 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU
HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM ANA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ANA CONTINUED TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST
ALONG WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ANA IS EXPECTED TO
TURN FURTHER TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. THE LATEST FORECAST
TRACK IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE BIG
ISLAND OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM ANA IS FORECAST TO
CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36
HOURS...BRIEFLY REACHING HURRICANE INTENSITY FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN
START 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 1130 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-PHZ122-171415-
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KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-
812 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS IS 15 PERCENT IN HILO...37 PERCENT AT SOUTH POINT...AND
28 PERCENT IN KAILUA-KONA. THESE VALUES REPRESENT A DOWNWARD TREND
SINCE THE LAST FORECAST AT 1100 AM HST.

...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 INTO
SATURDAY ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND.
MODERATE WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE PUNA AND SOUTH KONA
DISTRICTS. SEAS OF 15 TO 25 FEET ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT DURING
THE CLOSEST APPROACH OF ANA TO THE BIG ISLAND...MAINLY IN WATERS
SOUTH OF CAPE KUMUKAHI.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL CONTINUE INCREASE ALONG THE KAU AND SOUTHEAST FACING
COAST 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 12 FT IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE KONA COAST ON 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.

$$

PHZ118-121-171415-
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MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
812 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS IS 30 TO 40 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT DOWNWARD
TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST ISSUED AT 1100 AM HST.

...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.

$$

PHZ123-124-171415-
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BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
812 PM HST THU OCT 16 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS IS 60 TO 70 PERCENT OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN COASTAL
WATERS. THIS REPRESENTS NO CHANGE SINCE THE LAST FORECAST ISSUED
AT 1100 AM HST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START
AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OVER 34 KNOTS...ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 35 TO
45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ALONG WITH SEAS UP TO 20 FT. THE
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

$$
BRENCHLEY/LAU



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