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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE MADELINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
613 AM HST WED AUG 31 2016

...MADELINE WEAKENS AS IT DRAWS CLOSER TO HAWAII...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION AND WIND INFORMATION.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF HAWAII.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOLOKAI...LANAI...
KAHOOLAWE...MAUI.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.

A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF
KAUAI... OAHU...MOLOKAI...AND WEST MAUI THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MADELINE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.9N...LONGITUDE 153.1W...OR ABOUT 140 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT 355 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF HONOLULU HAWAII. HURRICANE MADELINE IS MOVING WEST AT 14 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE MADELINE WILL APPROACH THE STATE FROM THE EAST WITH THE
LATEST CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER FORECAST BRINGING MADELINE
DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE BIG ISLAND TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK...DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS LIKELY ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND TODAY INTO THURSDAY..AND
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY FOR MAUI COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS...LARGE AND DAMAGING SURF IS EXPECTED
ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND AND THE ISLAND OF MAUI.
SURF WILL CONTINUE TO RISE...BUILDING TO DANGEROUS LEVELS TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...YOUR PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. IN A TROPICAL
CYCLONE...CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE QUICKLY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED
TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO
HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. CANCEL ANY BEACH ACTIVITIES UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE. PERSONS LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
EVACUATE QUICKLY SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

&&

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

HIZ023>028-312300-
/O.CON.PHFO.HU.W.2014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
613 AM HST WED AUG 31 2016

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

COVER AND SECURE WINDOWS AND BRACE GARAGE DOORS. LOOSE OBJECTS
SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER ITEMS SHOULD BE
SECURED OR STORED INDOORS.

IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DO NOT GET STUCK ON
THE ROADS WHEN THE DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE.

IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND
KEEP IT CLOSED. UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES AND SENSITIVE ELECTRONICS.
FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING IN CASE THE
TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE.

HAWAII GAS ADVISES THAT PROPANE TANK AND CYLINDER CUSTOMERS
SHOULD NOT SHUT OFF THEIR GAS SUPPLY UNLESS EVACUATING THEIR
PREMISES DUE TO DISASTER RELATED CONDITIONS. IF A CUSTOMER SHUTS
OFF THEIR GAS...ONLY A TRAINED HAWAII GAS EMPLOYEE CAN TURN IT
BACK ON. NEVER ATTEMPT TO TURN THE GAS BACK ON YOURSELF.

STAY OUT OF STREAMS...RIVERS...AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT SOUTH POINT IS 4 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT HILO IS 49
PERCENT...AT KAILUA-KONA IS 32 PERCENT...AND AT SOUTH POINT IS 93
PERCENT. EXCEPT FOR SOUTH POINT...THESE VALUES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY
LOWER COMPARED TO THE LAST ADVISORY.

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OVER 39 MPH...34 KNOTS...ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SPREADING OVER THE
AREA LATER THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY THE ARRIVAL OF HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH...64 KNOTS...OR HIGHER THIS EVENING.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS COULD LAST FOR A FEW HOURS. IN SOME
AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 50 TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 100
MPH.

GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH
PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. WINDS AFFECTING THE
UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

WINDS THIS STRONG WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND AIRBORNE DEBRIS
COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WOULD
BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY. OTHER POSSIBLE WIND
DAMAGE WOULD INCLUDE...DOWNED LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES...AND
SIGNIFICANT ROOF AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO WEAKER
STRUCTURES.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND POLES COULD RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FROM SEVERAL DAYS TO
WEEKS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
LARGE AND DAMAGING SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING SHORES.
SURF WILL BUILD TODAY...AND PEAK AT 15 TO 25 FEET LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF
MADELINE...STORM SURGE WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET. THE
COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND WAVE RUNUP MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
COASTAL FLOODING AND DAMAGE TO COASTAL PROPERTIES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE...INCLUDING ROADWAYS. POWERFUL LONGSHORE AND RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT MOST BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND
STRONG CURRENTS MAY IMPACT HARBOR ENTRANCES AND CHANNELS CAUSING
CHALLENGING BOAT HANDLING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE MADELINE WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE BIG ISLAND
THIS MORNING...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING
THROUGH THURSDAY. TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS NEAR 15
INCHES...ESPECIALLY OVER WINDWARD PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND. THIS
RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. REFER
TO THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

$$

HIZ012>022-312300-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2014.000000T0000Z-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-
613 AM HST WED AUG 31 2016

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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 CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT HANA IS 4
PERCENT...AT KAHULUI IS 4 PERCENT...AT LANAI CITY IS 5
PERCENT...AND AT KAUNAKAKAI IS 3 PERCENT. THESE VALUES ARE LOWER
COMPARED TO THE LAST ADVISORY.

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OVER 39 MPH...34 KNOTS...ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SPREADING OVER THE
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH
PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. WINDS AFFECTING THE
UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...WILL
BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE
UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
AI I
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
LARGE AND DAMAGING SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF
EAST MAUI. SURF WILL BUILD TODAY...AND PEAK AT 12 TO 18 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WAVE
RUNUP OR DAMAGE TO COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE...
INCLUDING ROADWAYS. POWERFUL LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
PRESENT AT MOST BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS
MAY IMPACT HARBOR ENTRANCES AND CHANNELS CAUSING CHALLENGING BOAT
HANDLING. ALTHOUGH SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE LOWER ALONG EAST FACING
SHORES OF WEST MAUI AND MOLOKAI...SURF HEIGHTS WILL REACH
ADVISORY LEVELS OF 5 TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MADELINE WILL BEGIN TO
IMPACT MAUI COUNTY THIS MORNING...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY
RAINFALL AND ISOLATED FLOODING THROUGH THURSDAY. TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS NEAR 10 INCHES...ESPECIALLY OVER WINDWARD
PORTIONS.

$$

EVANS
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