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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
335 PM HST SUN OCT 19 2014

...ANA SOUTHWEST OF KAUAI MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ANA IS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR NIIHAU...KAUAI.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR KAUAI CHANNEL.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR KAUAI COUNTY THROUGH 6 PM
HST MONDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 3 PM HST...ANA WAS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM. THE CENTER
OF TROPICAL STORM ANA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.7N...LONGITUDE
160.9W...OR ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIHUE HAWAII ABOUT 210
MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM ANA IS
MOVING WEST AT 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ANA IS NOW A TROPICAL STORM. ANA HAS TAKEN A MORE WESTWARD TRACK
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. THE SLOW WEST NORTHWEST MOTION WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED AND A SWING TO THE NORTH LATE MONDAY.

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

STAY INSIDE...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM...AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING
OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE HANDY...BUT SAVE IT FOR
EMERGENCIES ONLY. THIS WILL HELP KEEP NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
OPEN AND CONSERVE YOUR BATTERY POWER.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION.

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

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

HIZ001>004-200945-
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NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
335 PM HST SUN OCT 19 2014

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

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

SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND AND CAUSE
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. TROPICAL STORMS CAN BRING VERY HEAVY RAIN
LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. PEOPLE NEAR STREAMS...RIVERS...AND LOW-
LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS ARE URGED TO BE ESPECIALLY ALERT TO
FLASH FLOODING.

MOTORISTS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES...DEBRIS ON
ROADWAYS...AND PONDING OF WATER.

&&

...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 IS 4 PERCENT AT LIHUE...AND 21 PERCENT AT NIIHAU. THESE
VALUES REPRESENT LITTLE CHANGE FOR NIIHAU AND LIHUE SINCE THE 11
AM FORECAST.

...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS NIIHAU MAY REACH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ACROSS KAUAI MAY REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FT IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 10 TO 15 FT...SLOWLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH TONIGHT.

THE INCOMING NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE SURF OF ALONG NORTH
FACING SHORES...AT 10 TO 15 FT THROUGH TONIGHT.

SHORT PERIOD SWELL ALONG THE EAST FACING SHORES WILL BRING SURF
OF 4 TO 7 FT THROUGH TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 6 PM
MONDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS KAUAI AND
NIIHAU THROUGH MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.

$$

PHZ112-200945-
/O.CON.PHFO.HU.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
335 PM HST SUN OCT 19 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. MARINERS
SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE PORT CLOSURES.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OF 65 KTS AND SEAS ABOVE 25 KT ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS AND SEAS TO 25 FT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE LEEWARD COASTAL WATERS.

$$

PHZ113-200945-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.3002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI CHANNEL-
335 PM HST SUN OCT 19 2014

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
MARINERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE PORT CLOSURES.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
ANA WILL PRODUCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND SEAS UP TO 16 FEET
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE KAUAI CHANNEL MARINE ZONE. A
NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ADD TO THE SEAS PRODUCED BY HURRICANE ANA.

$$







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