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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM NIALA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1224 PM HST FRI SEP 25 2015

...TROPICAL STORM NIALA MOVING NORTHWESTWARD...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

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

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

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND FROM TONIGHT 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...
THE TRACK FORECAST FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CENTER BRINGS THE BIG
ISLAND INTO THE PATH OF THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF TROPICAL STORM
NIALA AS IT TRAVELS WESTWARD THIS WEEKEND. THE GREATEST THREAT TO
THE BIG ISLAND WITH NIALA WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FLASH
FLOODING. EASTERLY WINDS WILL DIRECT MOST OF THE RAIN TOWARDS THE
WINDWARD SLOPES...BUT ALL PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND SHOULD EXPECT
HEAVY RAIN. NIALA/S WINDS AND SURF MAY ALSO BE A THREAT ALONG
SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES.

.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 6 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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KONA-
1224 PM HST FRI SEP 25 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR
HURRICANE. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME VERY SMALL.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 39 MPH...34 KNOTS...ONLY A SMALL
CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF NIALA COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AT THIS TIME...NO SIGNIFICANT SURF OR WAVE RUN UP IS EXPECTED
ALONG LEEWARD BIG ISLAND.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ANTICIPATING VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS
THE BIG ISLAND FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE GREATEST HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH NIALA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE BIG ISLAND. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE
DETAILS.

$$

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SOUTH BIG ISLAND-
1224 PM HST FRI SEP 25 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR
HURRICANE. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME VERY SMALL.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 39 MPH...34 KNOTS...ONLY A SMALL
CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF NIALA COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES
RESULTING IN POTENTIAL MINOR WAVE RUN UP. OVERNIGHT AND AFTERNOON
HIGH TIDES OF 2 FEET WILL BRING WAVE RUN UP SLIGHTLY HIGHER DURING
THESE TIMES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ANTICIPATING VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS
THE BIG ISLAND FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE GREATEST HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH NIALA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE BIG ISLAND. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE
DETAILS.

$$

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BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
1224 PM HST FRI SEP 25 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR
HURRICANE. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME VERY SMALL.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 39 MPH...34 KNOTS...ONLY A SMALL
CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF NIALA COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES
RESULTING IN POTENTIAL MINOR WAVE RUN UP IN THE KAPOHO AREA.
OVERNIGHT AND AFTERNOON HIGH TIDES OF 2 FEET WILL BRING WAVE RUN
UP SLIGHTLY HIGHER DURING THESE TIMES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ANTICIPATING VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS
THE BIG ISLAND FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE GREATEST HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH NIALA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE BIG ISLAND. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE
DETAILS.

$$

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KOHALA-
1224 PM HST FRI SEP 25 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR
HURRICANE. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME VERY SMALL.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 39 MPH...34 KNOTS...ONLY A SMALL
CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF NIALA COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AT THIS TIME...NO SIGNIFICANT SURF OR WAVE RUN UP IS EXPECTED
ALONG LEEWARD BIG ISLAND.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ANTICIPATING VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS
THE BIG ISLAND FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE GREATEST HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH NIALA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE BIG ISLAND. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE
DETAILS.

$$

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BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-
1224 PM HST FRI SEP 25 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR
HURRICANE. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME VERY SMALL.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 39 MPH...34 KNOTS...ONLY A SMALL
CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF NIALA COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ANTICIPATING VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS
THE BIG ISLAND FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE GREATEST HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH NIALA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE BIG ISLAND. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE
DETAILS.

$$

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BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
1224 PM HST FRI SEP 25 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

TRAVEL TO MAUNA KEA OR MAUNA LOA IS NOT ADVISED.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR
HURRICANE. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME VERY SMALL.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 39 MPH...34 KNOTS...ONLY A SMALL
CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF NIALA COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ANTICIPATING VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS
THE BIG ISLAND FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE GREATEST HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH NIALA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE BIG ISLAND. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE
DETAILS.

$$

FOSTER
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