[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM NIALA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1131 PM HST SAT SEP 26 2015

...NIALA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE BIG ISLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION.

.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 THROUGH MONDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NIALA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.5N...LONGITUDE 153.6W...OR ABOUT 240 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 435 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HONOLULU HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM NIALA IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT
8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER
TAKES THE CENTER OF NIALA SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. ALONG THE FORECAST TRACK...THE GREATEST THREAT TO THE BIG
ISLAND WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING. WHILE RAINS HAVE
NOT PICKED UP YET...WE ARE ANTICIPATING AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY EASTERLY
WINDS WILL DIRECT MOST OF THE RAIN TOWARDS THE WINDWARD SLOPES...BUT
ALL PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR HEAVY RAIN.
LARGE SURF WILL ALSO AFFECT SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES.


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

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.

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 AM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-271745-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.3006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
1131 PM HST SAT SEP 26 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...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...ACROSS THE BIG
ISLAND...WINDS ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE STORM WILL INTERACT WITH
THE TERRAIN OF THE BIG ISLAND AND BRING WINDY CONDITIONS IN AREAS
EXPOSED TO THE EASTERLY TRADES. IN ADDITION...THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF STRONG GUSTS IN THE LEEWARD AREAS DUE TO
DOWNSLOPING WIND EFFECTS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL PEAK AT 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ALONG SOUTHEAST
FACING SHORES...POSSIBLY PRODUCING MINOR WAVE RUN UP. OVERNIGHT
AND AFTERNOON HIGH TIDES OF 2 FEET WILL BUILD WAVE RUN UP SLIGHTLY
HIGHER DURING THESE TIMES.


...INLAND FLOODING...
ANTICIPATING HEAVY RAIN WITH FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS THE
BIG ISLAND THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE
DETAILS.

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