[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM NIALA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1118 AM HST FRI SEP 25 2015

...TROPICAL STORM NIALA MOVING NORTHWESTWARD...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NIALA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 15.7N...LONGITUDE 150.4W...OR ABOUT 415 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 625 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU
HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM NIALA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

.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 SHIFTS IN THE TRACK CAN MEAN MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN
WHERE THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING EFFECTS CAN
EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER.

A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS BEFORE THE POSSIBLE
ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WHICH MAKE CONTINUING
OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS. A WATCH IS THE TIME FOR YOU
TO PREPARE.

A WARNING IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 36 HOURS BEFORE THE EXPECTED
ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. A WARNING IS THE TIME
FOR YOU TO FINISH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND BEGIN MOVING TO SAFE
SHELTER.

LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1230 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023-260530-
/O.NEW.PHFO.TR.A.3006.150925T2118Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-
1118 AM HST FRI SEP 25 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

HIZ024-260530-
/O.NEW.PHFO.TR.A.3006.150925T2118Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTH BIG ISLAND-
1118 AM HST FRI SEP 25 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

HIZ025-260530-
/O.NEW.PHFO.TR.A.3006.150925T2118Z-000000T0000Z/
BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
1118 AM HST FRI SEP 25 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

HIZ026-260530-
/O.NEW.PHFO.TR.A.3006.150925T2118Z-000000T0000Z/
KOHALA-
1118 AM HST FRI SEP 25 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

HIZ027-260530-
/O.NEW.PHFO.TR.A.3006.150925T2118Z-000000T0000Z/
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-
1118 AM HST FRI SEP 25 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

HIZ028-260530-
/O.NEW.PHFO.TR.A.3006.150925T2118Z-000000T0000Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
1118 AM HST FRI SEP 25 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$
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