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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ANA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1137 AM HST SAT OCT 18 2014

...ANA PASSING SOUTH OF OAHU AND KAUAI COUNTY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISSUED TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR KAUAI CHANNEL AND LEEWARD KAUAI
COASTAL WATERS. EXPANDED FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO ALL ISLANDS.

.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 KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS...
KAUAI CHANNEL.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR NIIHAU...KAUAI...OAHU.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS...
KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS...WATERS AROUND OAHU...KAIWI CHANNEL AND
MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HAWAII COUNTY UNTIL 6 PM THIS
EVENING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
KAUAI...NIIHAU...OAHU...LANAI...MAUI...MOLOKAI...AND KAHOOLAWE THROUGH
6 PM SUNDAY.

A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EFFECT FOR THE WEST FACING
SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN FOR THE SOUTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI LANAI
MOLOKAI KAHOOLAWE AND THE BIG ISLAND UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ANA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.3N...LONGITUDE 158.9W...OR ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH OF
LIHUE HAWAII ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
HURRICANE ANA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ANA CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
FORWARD SPEED. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-
NORTHWEST. A FURTHER TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF ANA WILL PASS ABOUT 140
MILES SOUTHWEST OF OAHU THIS AFTERNOON...ABOUT 125 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF KAUAI TONIGHT...AND 105 MILES SOUTH OF NIIHAU
TONIGHT 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 230 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

PHZ110-111-114-116-190545-
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KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-
KAIWI CHANNEL-
1137 AM HST SAT OCT 18 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.
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 10 TO 20
PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS LITTLE CHANGE SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS UP TO 12 FEET ACROSS
WINDWARD COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS ANA PASSES FAR SOUTH
OF OAHU AND KAUAI. AN INCOMING NORTHWEST SWELL COMBINED WITH
STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SEAS ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

$$

HIZ001>011-190545-
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NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-
1137 AM HST SAT OCT 18 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.

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

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 7 PERCENT AT HONOLULU...17 PERCENT AT
LIHUE...AND 31 PERCENT AT NIIHAU. THESE VALUES REPRESENT LITTLE
CHANGE FOR HONOLULU AND LIHUE...BUT A SLIGHT INCREASE FOR NIIHAU
SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH CHANGES ARE STILL POSSIBLE...THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 39 MPH.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ANA WILL PRODUCE WARNING LEVEL SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG SOUTH
FACING SHORES TODAY AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH SUNDAY.

AN INCOMING NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE ADVISORY LEVEL SURF OF
10 TO 15 FEET ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
HURRICANE ANA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND
A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

PHZ115-118-190545-
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OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-
1137 AM HST SAT OCT 18 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.
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS BETWEEN
20 TO 30 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
ANA WILL PRODUCE WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND SEAS UP TO 20 FEET
ACROSS THE FAR REACHES OF THE LEEWARD COASTAL WATERS THROUGH
SUNDAY. AN INCOMING NORTHWEST SWELL COMBINED IN STRENGTHENING
WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

$$

PHZ112-113-190545-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.3002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-KAUAI CHANNEL-
1137 AM HST SAT OCT 18 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 30 TO 40
PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS LITTLE CHANGE SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
ANA WILL PRODUCE WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND SEAS UP TO 20 FEET
ACROSS THE FAR REACHES OF THE LEEWARD COASTAL WATERS TODAY THROUGH
SUNDAY. AN INCOMING NORTHWEST SWELL COMBINED WITH STRENGTHENING
WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

$$






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