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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE MADELINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
515 PM HST MON AUG 29 2016

...HURRICANE MADELINE APPROACHING THE STATE FROM THE EAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION FROM THE 5 PM CPHC ADVISORY...NEW
WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES...AND MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
ABOUT INLAND FLOODING.

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

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

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND FROM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MADELINE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.9N...LONGITUDE 146.3W...OR ABOUT 575 MILES EAST OF
HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT 770 MILES EAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
HURRICANE MADELINE IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE MADELINE IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE STATE FROM THE
EAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE CURRENT CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE CENTER FORECAST BRINGS MADELINE VERY CLOSE TO THE
BIG ISLAND WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK
THAT MADELINE TAKES...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL
ARE POSSIBLE. LARGE AND DAMAGING SURF IS LIKELY FOR EAST
FACING SHORES AS WELL.

.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 ERRORS IN THE FORECAST TRACK CAN MEAN MAJOR
DIFFERENCES IN WHERE THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING
EFFECTS CAN EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE. SECURE OR
BRING INDOORS ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE LAWN FURNITURE...
CHILDRENS TOYS...HANGING PLANTS...BARBECUE GRILLS...OR ANY ITEM
THAT COULD BECOME A DESTRUCTIVE PROJECTILE IN STRONG WINDS. DO
NOT WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.
LISTEN FOR WARNINGS OR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL
OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. PERSONS
LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE QUICKLY
SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.

&&

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

HIZ023>028-301030-
/O.CON.PHFO.HU.A.2014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
515 PM HST MON AUG 29 2016

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

COVER WINDOWS WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. TAPING WINDOWS IS NOT
RECOMMENDED BECAUSE IT OFFERS LITTLE STRENGTH TO THE GLASS AND NO
PROTECTION FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ANY OBJECTS THAT COULD BE PICKED
UP AND THROWN BY THE WIND SUCH AS LUMBER...LAWN FURNITURE...
GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER ITEMS SHOULD BE STORED INDOORS. BRACE
EXTERIOR DOORS...INCLUDING GARAGE DOORS.

PREPARE FOR EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES. IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO
THE HARDWARE STORE...THE GROCERY STORE...OR THE GAS STATION...DO
SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT HILO IS 7 PERCENT...
KAILUA-KONA IS 5 PERCENT...AND SOUTH POINT IS 16 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT HILO IS 63
PERCENT...AT KAILUA-KONA IS 56 PERCENT...AND AT SOUTH POINT
IS 73 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT UPWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
COULD OCCUR AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH CHANGES ARE STILL POSSIBLE...THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR HIGHER FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING. DEPENDING ON THE
EXACT TRACK OF MADELINE...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES...AND DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WEAK STRUCTURES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
LARGE AND DAMAGING SURF IS POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SHORES.
SURF IS EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 10 TO 18 FEET ON TUESDAY..AND TO 15
TO 25 FEET ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ALTHOUGH SOME UNCERTAINTY
REMAINS REGARDING THE TRACK OF MADELINE...DEEP MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE BIG
ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY
FLOODING RAINFALL THROUGH LATE 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.

$$

BRAVENDER
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