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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HILDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1207 PM HST WED AUG 12 2015

...TROPICAL STORM HILDA MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
HILDA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE WEST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT. IT
IS STILL EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF
LOCATIONS WITHIN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM HST SATURDAY.

A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF THE
BIG ISLAND THROUGH 6 AM HST THURSDAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI
THROUGH 6 AM HST THURSDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HILDA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.4N...LONGITUDE 152.0W...OR ABOUT 260 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF HILO OR ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU.
TROPICAL STORM HILDA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM HILDA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY
TODAY...WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING. THE LATEST FORECAST STILL HAS THE
CENTER OF HILDA PASSING SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS STILL CONSIDERED TO BE THE BIGGEST IMPACT
FROM HILDA TO THE STATE.

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

IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
FORECAST MOVEMENT...DIRECTION...AND SPEED ARE ONLY ESTIMATES.
EVEN SMALL ERRORS IN THE FORECAST TRACK CAN MEAN MAJOR
DIFFERENCES IN WHERE THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING
EFFECTS CAN EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE. SECURE OR
BRING INDOORS ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE LAWN FURNITURE...
CHILDRENS TOYS...HANGING PLANTS...BARBECUE GRILLS...OR ANY ITEM
THAT COULD BECOME A DESTRUCTIVE PROJECTILE IN STRONG WINDS. DO
NOT WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.
LISTEN FOR WARNINGS OR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL
OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. PERSONS
LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE QUICKLY
SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 630 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-130615-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.2010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
1207 PM HST WED AUG 12 2015

...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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CUMULATIVE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS RANGES FROM
2 TO 7 PERCENT...WHICH NUDGED SLIGHTLY LOWER FROM THE LAST
FORECAST ISSUANCE.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH CHANGES ARE STILL POSSIBLE...THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 39 MPH.
HOWEVER...AS HILDA PASSES SOUTH OF THE STATE...TYPICAL WINDY SPOTS
EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST TRADE WIND FLOW MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG
WINDS ENHANCED BY THE ISLAND TERRAIN. LEEWARD AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE
STRONG WIND GUSTS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES.
ANTICIPATING 12 TO 18 FOOT SURF HEIGHTS GENERATED BY HILDA TODAY
AND TONIGHT FOR THE EAST FACING SHORES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FROM 6 PM
TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM HST SATURDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM
TROPICAL STORM HILDA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE BIG ISLAND
DURING THIS TIME. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING SLOPES.

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