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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IGNACIO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
532 AM HST SUN AUG 30 2015

...MAJOR HURRICANE IGNACIO CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND SPEED PROBABILITY INFORMATION.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MOLOKAI...LANAI...
KAHOOLAWE...MAUI...AND THE BIG ISLAND.

A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST FACING SHORES OF THE
BIG ISLAND THROUGH TUESDAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST FACING SHORES OF
THE ISLAND OF MAUI THROUGH TUESDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.3N...LONGITUDE 148.4W...ABOUT 450 MILES EAST OF HILO
HAWAII...OR ABOUT 650 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
HURRICANE IGNACIO IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IGNACIO WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE
SOUTHEAST...BRINGING AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS TO THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI COUNTY.

DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TRACK OF IGNACIO...IT IS STILL
TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHICH ISLAND IS AT MOST RISK.

.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...
CHILDREN/S 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 12 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-302230-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.2012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
532 AM HST SUN AUG 30 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...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME RANGES FROM 11 TO 26 PERCENT. THIS
REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 39 MPH...ONLY A SMALL CHANGE IN THE
TRACK OF IGNACIO COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SWELLS GENERATED BY IGNACIO WILL INCREASE ALONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST
FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...AND WILL RESULT IN SURF HEIGHTS
OF 15 TO 20 FEET TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED
TO CREATE DANGEROUS CURRENTS. SOME COASTAL INUNDATION OF LOW LYING
AREAS...INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE KAPOHO AREA...IS EXPECTED
ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TIDE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
NEAR 6 INCHES MAINLY IN AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN...ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

HIZ012>022-302230-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.2012.000000T0000Z-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-
532 AM HST SUN AUG 30 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...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME RANGES FROM 21 TO 31 PERCENT. THIS
REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 39 MPH...ONLY A SMALL CHANGE IN THE
TRACK OF IGNACIO COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SWELLS GENERATED BY IGNACIO WILL INCREASE ALONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST
FACING SHORES OF THE ISLAND OF MAUI...AND WILL RESULT IN SURF
HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 12 FEET TODAY...REACHING UP TO 15 TO 20 FEET ON
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO CREATE
DANGEROUS CURRENTS. SOME COASTAL INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS
EXPECTED ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TIDE.


...INLAND FLOODING...
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
NEAR 6 INCHES MAINLY IN AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN...ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

EVANS/JACOBSON
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