[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE MADELINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
537 PM HST TUE AUG 30 2016

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE MADELINE TRACKING WESTWARD TOWARDS
HAWAII...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION AND WIND INFORMATION.

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

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

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MOLOKAI...LANAI...
KAHOOLAWE...MAUI.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MADELINE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.3N...LONGITUDE 150.3W...OR ABOUT 315 MILES EAST OF
HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT  510 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU
HAWAII. HURRICANE MADELINE IS MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE MADELINE IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE STATE FROM THE
EAST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE LATEST CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE
CENTER FORECAST BRINGING MADELINE VERY CLOSE TO THE BIG ISLAND
WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT
TRACK...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY
ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND. ANY SHIFT IN THE TRACK TO THE NORTH...COULD
RESULT IN TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING INTO MAUI COUNTY ON
THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS...LARGE
AND DAMAGING SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG
ISLAND AND THE ISLAND OF MAUI. SURF WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS
EVENING...AND REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...YOUR PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. IN A TROPICAL
CYCLONE...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.

PEOPLE UNDER A WATCH SHOULD CONTINUE MAKING PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 9 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-311145-
/O.CON.PHFO.HU.W.2014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
537 PM HST TUE AUG 30 2016

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

COVER AND SECURE WINDOWS AND BRACE GARAGE DOORS. LOOSE OBJECTS
SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER ITEMS SHOULD BE
SECURED OR STORED INDOORS.

IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DO NOT GET STUCK ON
THE ROADS WHEN THE DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT HILO IS 4 PERCENT...
KAILUA-KONA IS 3 PERCENT...AND SOUTH POINT IS 16 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT HILO IS 71
PERCENT...AT KAILUA-KONA IS 57 PERCENT...AND AT SOUTH POINT IS 88
PERCENT. THESE VALUES ARE NEARLY THE SAME AS THE LAST ADVISORY. THE
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE ONSET OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

...WINDS...
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF MADELINE...SOME AREAS COULD SEE
WINDS AS HIGH AS 60 TO 80 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE.

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 IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING SHORES.
SURF WILL BUILD THIS AFTERNOON...AND PEAK AT 15 TO 25 FEET
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF
MADELINE...STORM SURGE WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET. THE
COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND WAVE RUNUP MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
COASTAL FLOODING AND 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. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE MADELINE WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE BIG ISLAND
WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING 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.

$$

HIZ012>022-311145-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.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-
537 PM HST TUE AUG 30 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT HANA IS 20 PERCENT...AT
KAHULUI IS 19 PERCENT...AT LANAI CITY IS 21 PERCENT...AND AT
KAUNAKAKAI IS 14 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
COULD OCCUR AS EARLY AS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 39 MPH...34 KNOTS...ONLY A SMALL
CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF MADELINE COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
LARGE AND DAMAGING SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF
EAST MAUI. SURF WILL BUILD THIS AFTERNOON...AND PEAK AT 12 TO
18 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH 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. 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 TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

$$

BURKE
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