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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
849 AM HST FRI OCT 17 2014

...ANA MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AND NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ADDED SURF AND MARINE CONDITIONS FOR MAUI...HONOLULU AND KAUAI
COUNTIES INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR 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.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR NIIHAU...KAUAI...OAHU...MOLOKAI...LANAI...KAHOOLAWE...MAUI...
POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR WATERS AROUND KAUAI...WATERS
AROUND OAHU...KAIWI CHANNEL...MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS...
MAALAEA BAY AND PAILOLO CHANNEL...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED
HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.1N...LONGITUDE 154.6W...OR ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH OF
HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT 420 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
TROPICAL STORM ANA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ANA CONTINUES ON ITS WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK NEAR 14
MPH...22 KM/H. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A
SLIGHT TURN TO THE NORTHWEST LATER TODAY AND SATURDAY. A DECREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.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 NOON HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-PHZ122-180300-
/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-
849 AM HST FRI OCT 17 2014

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

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

LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER
ITEMS 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...THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 20 PERCENT AT SOUTH POINT...16
PERCENT AT KAILUA KONA...AND 8 PERCENT AT HILO. THIS REPRESENTS A
GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 34 KNOTS...ONLY A SMALL CHANGE IN
THE TRACK OF ANA COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS. SEAS OF 15 TO
20 FEET ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING DURING THE
CLOSEST APPROACH OF ANA TO THE ISLAND.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG THE KAU AND SOUTHEAST FACING
COAST OF THE PUNA DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT TODAY...PEAKING TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING AT 20 FT. 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
TODAY TO UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

$$

PHZ118-121-180300-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.3002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
849 AM HST FRI OCT 17 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...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
34 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 34 KNOTS...ONLY A SMALL CHANGE IN
THE TRACK OF ANA COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS ON SATURDAY. SEAS
UP TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE CLOSEST APPROACH OF ANA ON
SATURDAY.

$$

PHZ123-124-180300-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.3002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
849 AM HST FRI OCT 17 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...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 50
PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OVER 34 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA THIS
EVENING. IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 30 TO
40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS...AND SEAS UP TO 25 FEET.

$$

HIZ012>022-180300-
/O.NEW.PHFO.HU.S.3002.141017T1849Z-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-
849 AM HST FRI OCT 17 2014

...ANA TO PRODUCE HIGH SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES...

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

BEACHGOERS...SWIMMERS...AND SURFERS SHOULD HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN
BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION.

&&

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET
SATURDAY AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH SUNDAY.

AN INCOMING NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE SURF OF 10 TO 15 FT ALONG
NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

$$

HIZ001>011-180300-
/O.NEW.PHFO.HU.S.3002.141017T1849Z-000000T0000Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-
849 AM HST FRI OCT 17 2014

...ANA TO PRODUCE HIGH SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES...

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

BEACHGOERS...SWIMMERS...AND SURFERS SHOULD HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN
BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION.

&&

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL GRADUALLY BUILD LATE SATURDAY TO
10 TO 20 FEET SATURDAY AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH SUNDAY.

AN INCOMING NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE SURF OF 10 TO 15 KT ALONG
NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY

$$

PHZ110>117-119-120-180300-
/O.NEW.PHFO.HU.S.3002.141017T1849Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
KAUAI CHANNEL-OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-
KAIWI CHANNEL-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAALAEA BAY-
PAILOLO CHANNEL-
849 AM HST FRI OCT 17 2014

...ANA TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SEASON.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
ANA WILL PRODUCE WINDS 25 TO 35 KTS AND SEAS UP TO 20 FT ACROSS
LEEWARD COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AN INCOMING
NORTHWEST SWELL COMBINED IN STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS SEAS IN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS.

$$






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