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

...WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM MADELINE PASSING JUST SOUTH OF THE
BIG ISLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
PEAK WINDS WITH MADELINE AT 65 MPH AND WEAKENING. STRONG WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN WILL PEAK TONIGHT BEFORE STARTING TO DIMINISH.

.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...THE BIG ISLAND.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND 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 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MADELINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.0N...LONGITUDE 155.1W...OR ABOUT 75 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH POINT...OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
KAHULUI...OR ABOUT 290 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
TROPICAL STORM MADELINE IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MADELINE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN 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 TONIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE BIG
ISLAND AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK THIS EVENING BEFORE
STARTING TO SUBSIDE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT. THESE RAINS COULD
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES. BANDS OF SHOWERS ON THE
PERIPHERY OF MADELINE COULD BRING ISOLATED 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 900 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-011145-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
545 PM HST WED AUG 31 2016

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

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

EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN INSIDE. STAY 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 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 TONIGHT. MANY WINDWARD BIG ISLAND
LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 5-6 INCHES OF RAIN AND AN
ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER
WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND. THIS RAINFALL
MAY LEAD TO DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. REFER TO THE
WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

$$

HIZ012>022-011145-
/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-
545 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...
WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN
ISOLATED PORTIONS OF MAUI COUNTY. 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 WILL CONTINUE ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF
EAST MAUI...PEAKING AT 12 TO 18 FEET 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...
ISOLATED HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MAINLY THE
WINDWARD AND MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF MAUI COUNTY TONIGHT. TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE... WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES.

$$

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