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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DARBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
213 PM HST SAT JUL 23 2016

...DARBY BRINGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO PARTS OF THE BIG
ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION SECTION AS WELL AS SOME SEGMENTS FOR
RAINFALL...WIND...AND SURF IMPACTS.

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

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

TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR NIIHAU AND KAUAI.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MAUI...MOLOKAI...LANAI...KAHOOLAWE...
AND THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH SUNDAY.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR OAHU TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

HIGH SURF WARNING FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND THE BIG
ISLAND UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI...
OAHU...AND MOLOKAI UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DARBY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.1N...LONGITUDE 155.1W. THIS IS ABOUT 45 MILES
SOUTH OF HILO...OR ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU.
TROPICAL STORM DARBY IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
DARBY IS COMING ASHORE IN THE KAU DISTRICT OF THE BIG ISLAND
AT MID-AFTERNOON. THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF DARBY IS FORECAST TO
PASS OVER THE BIG ISLAND TODAY...SOUTH OF MAUI COUNTY EARLY SUNDAY...
AND CLOSE TO OAHU AND KAUAI LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY. DARBY WILL
WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH DARBY
FOR AWHILE LONGER.

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

FOR THE BIG ISLAND...STAY INSIDE. 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.

FOR MAUI COUNTY AND OAHU...PREPARATIONS FOR HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG
WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETED. IN A TROPICAL STORM...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.

FOR KAUAI...CONTINUE PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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

&&

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

HIZ023>028-240815-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
213 PM HST SAT JUL 23 2016

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

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

WHERE HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING...STAY INDOORS. REMAIN ALERT AND
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND EXTERNAL DOORS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS...
A WEATHER STATION AT KOHALA RANCH REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 43 MPH AND
A PEAK GUST OF 61 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 52 MPH
IN HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK JUST BEFORE 2 PM. WAIMEA HAD A WIND
GUST OF 53 MPH AND KAWAIHAE HAD A WIND GUST OF 48 MPH.

SOME PARTS OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS
OVER 39 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH INTO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
THESE WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES IN SOME AREAS.
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 39 MPH FOR ALL AREAS BY EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
PASSING RAINBANDS WILL BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE RAINS HAVE SATURATED THE GROUND IN SOME AREAS ALREADY. THERE
IS A CHANCE FOR INTENSE DOWNPOURS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT...AND THIS COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
FLASH FLOODING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE. REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ON EAST FACING SHORES...SURF OF 15 TO 25 FEET IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TONIGHT...BUT THEN DIMINISH ON SUNDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...THIS MAY
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WAVE RUNUP AND DAMAGE ON SOME WINDWARD COASTAL ROADS.
REFER TO THE HIGH SURF WARNING FOR MORE DETAILS.

$$

HIZ012>022-240815-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2005.000000T0000Z-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-
213 PM HST SAT JUL 23 2016

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

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

SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND AND CAUSE
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE OF DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT KAHULUI IS
31 PERCENT...25 PERCENT AT HANA...43 PERCENT AT LANAI CITY...AND
34 PERCENT AT KAUNAKAKAI.

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OVER 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 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...
FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI...SURF HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 25 FEET
ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. THIS MAY
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WAVE RUNUP AND DAMAGE ON SOME WINDWARD COASTAL
ROADS. REFER TO THE HIGH SURF WARNING FOR MORE DETAILS. SURF WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI...SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 14 FEET
ARE EXPECTED...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 8 FEET ON SUNDAY. REFER TO THE
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
PASSING RAINBANDS WILL BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS TO MAUI COUNTY
THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE RAINS HAVE SATURATED THE
GROUND IN SOME AREAS ALREADY. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR INTENSE
DOWNPOURS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...OR SUNDAY...AND THIS
COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR
MORE DETAILS.

$$

HIZ005>011-240815-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-
213 PM HST SAT JUL 23 2016

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

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

SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND AND CAUSE
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT HONOLULU
IS 39 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OVER 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING PARTS OF OAHU
SUNDAY MORNING. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 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.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU...SURF HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE
EXPECTED...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 8 ON SUNDAY. REFER TO THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
PASSING RAINBANDS FROM DARBY WILL CONTINUE BRINGING SHOWERS TO OAHU
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THERE IS
ALSO A CHANCE FOR HEAVIER RAIN OR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY...
AND THIS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

$$

HIZ001>004-240815-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.2005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
213 PM HST SAT JUL 23 2016

...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. HAVE SUPPLIES ON HAND
AND BE READY FOR POWER OUTAGES. EVACUATE IF ORDERED BY LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AT LIHUE IS 34 PERCENT...
AND 25 PERCENT ON NIIHAU.

...WINDS...
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH
OR HIGHER FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA FROM EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO
EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF DARBY...
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI...SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 14 FEET
ARE EXPECTED. REFER TO THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
PASSING RAINBANDS FROM DARBY WILL BEGIN BRINGING SHOWERS TO KAUAI
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE
SHOWERS COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

$$
R BALLARD
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