[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LESTER LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
513 AM HST THU SEP 1 2016

...HURRICANE LESTER CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD TOWARD THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOLOKAI...LANAI...KAHOOLAWE...
MAUI...THE BIG ISLAND.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST FACING SHORES OF
THE BIG ISLAND...KAUAI...OAHU...MOLOKAI...AND MAUI.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.4N...LONGITUDE 143.7W...OR ABOUT 750 MILES EAST OF
HILO...OR ABOUT 945 MILES EAST OF HONOLULU. HURRICANE LESTER IS
MOVING WEST AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT
WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

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

IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
FORECAST MOVEMENT...DIRECTION...AND SPEED ARE ONLY ESTIMATES.
EVEN SMALL SHIFTS IN THE TRACK CAN MEAN MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN
WHERE THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING EFFECTS CAN
EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER.

A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS BEFORE THE POSSIBLE
ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WHICH MAKE CONTINUING
OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS. A WATCH IS THE TIME FOR YOU
TO PREPARE.

A WARNING IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 36 HOURS BEFORE THE EXPECTED
ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. A WARNING IS THE TIME
FOR YOU TO FINISH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND BEGIN MOVING TO SAFE
SHELTER.

LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

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

HIZ012>028-011700-
/O.NEW.PHFO.HU.A.2013.160901T1513Z-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-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
513 AM HST THU SEP 1 2016

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

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