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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM MADELINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
256 PM HST WED AUG 31 2016

...MADELINE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT PASSES SOUTHEAST OF THE BIG
ISLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
AT 2PM HST...MAXIMUM WINDS WITH MADELINE ESTIMATED TO BE 70
MPH...MAKING MADELINE A TROPICAL STORM.

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

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

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
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MADELINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.3N...LONGITUDE 154.6W...OR ABOUT 105 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT  300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HONOLULU HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM MADELINE IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST
AT 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MADELINE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN A WEST SOUTHWEST DIRECTION AS IT
PASSES SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND. WHILE THE CENTER OF MADELINE WILL
NOT MAKE LANDFALL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ON THE NORTHERN
SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BIG ISLAND THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE BIG
ISLAND AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
BEFORE STARTING TO SUBSIDE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH OUTER RAINBANDS FROM MADELINE WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BIG ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THESE RAINS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES. BANDS OF
SHOWERS ON THE PERIPHERY OF MADELINE COULD BRING OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SHOWERS TO MAUI COUNTY...AND LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
OVER AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN.

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

STAY INSIDE...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM...AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING
OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE HANDY...BUT SAVE IT FOR
EMERGENCIES ONLY. THIS WILL HELP KEEP NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
OPEN AND CONSERVE YOUR BATTERY POWER.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 630PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-010900-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
256 PM HST WED AUG 31 2016

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

EVERYONE SHOULD NOW BE INSIDE. REMAIN ALERT AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND EXTERNAL DOORS.

LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS...
GUSTS TO 60 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN MEASURED NEAR THE KOHALA
MOUNTAINS UPSLOPE FROM KAWAIHAE. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH
HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED NEAR KAMUELA...KAWAIHAE...WAIKOLOA...AND
SOUTH POINT. IN SOME AREAS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY
TO HAVE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER MOUNTAINOUS
TERRAIN...THROUGH PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 39 MPH FOR ALL AREAS BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.

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 15 TO 25 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG EAST
FACING SHORES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. 12 TO 15 FOOT
SURF IS BEING REPORTED ALONG THE HAMAKUA COAST AND 18 TO 25 FOOT
SURF IS BEING REPORTED IN PAHOA AND KAPOHO.

WAVE RUNUP MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING AND DAMAGE TO
COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE...INCLUDING ROADWAYS. OF
PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE THE KALAPANA-KAPOHO HIGHWAY BETWEEN
POHOIKI AND KAPOHO. IMPASSABLE ROADS DUE TO HIGH WATER HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN THE KAPOHO SUBDIVISION. 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 FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OUTER
RAINBANDS FROM MADELINE HAVE MOVED ONSHORE AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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>022-010900-
/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-
256 PM HST WED AUG 31 2016

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. TROPICAL
STORMS CAN BRING VERY HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING.
PEOPLE NEAR STREAMS...RIVERS...AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS
ARE URGED TO BE ESPECIALLY ALERT TO FLASH FLOODING.

&&

...WINDS...
SOME AREAS COULD SEE WINDS AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 46 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT MAALAEA BAY AND
KAUPO. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OBSERVED TODAY IN MAUI COUNTY WAS
48 MPH ON KAHOOLAWE.

GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH
PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. 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.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
LARGE AND DAMAGING SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF
EAST MAUI. SURF WILL CONTINUE TO 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 LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MAINLY THE
WINDWARD AND MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF MAUI COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...
WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES.

$$
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