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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DARBY LOCAL STATEMENT...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
644 PM HST FRI JUL 22 2016

...INCREASING RAIN AND WIND WILL REACH THE BIG ISLAND LATER TONIGHT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TO INCLUDE NEW FORECAST INFORMATION...TIMING...AND IMPACTS
BASED ON THE 5 PM CPHC ADVISORY.

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

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

TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR OAHU.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MAUI...MOLOKAI...LANAI...KAHOOLAWE...
AND THE BIG ISLAND STARTING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH SUNDAY.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR OAHU SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DARBY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.7N...LONGITUDE 152.1W...OR ABOUT 205 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HILO...OR ABOUT 415 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF HONOLULU. TROPICAL STORM DARBY IS MOVING WEST AT 12 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DARBY WILL CONTINUE ITS STEADY MARCH TOWARD THE BIG
ISLAND THIS EVENING. THE CENTER OF DARBY WILL BE APPROACHING
THE BIG ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL PASS VERY NEAR...OR OVER...THE
BIG ISLAND ON SATURDAY. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED LATER SATURDAY...WITH THE CENTER OF DARBY EXPECTED TO PASS
VERY NEAR...OR OVER...MAUI COUNTY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. HOWEVER...
RAIN AND WIND WILL INCREASE WELL AHEAD OF THE CENTER.

.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
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. OTHER OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES...INCLUDING CAMPING AND HIKING...SHOULD BE POSTPONED
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM.

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 1230 AM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-231500-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
644 PM HST FRI JUL 22 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.

&&

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OVER 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA LATE THIS
EVENING. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. EVEN HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW
DOWNSLOPE.

SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. MANY POWER LINES
MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES IN
SOME AREAS. MANY WEAKER TREES SUCH AS ALBIZIA WILL BE SNAPPED
OR UPROOTED. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED.
MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND
PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING
DAMAGE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN WILL START TO OVERSPREAD THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE BIG ISLAND
BEFORE MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WITH HEAVIER SQUALLS AND
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO
15 INCHES COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. 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.
THIS MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WAVE RUNUP AND DAMAGE ON SOME WINDWARD
COASTAL ROADS. REFER TO THE HIGH SURF WARNING FOR MORE DETAILS.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT HILO IS 71
PERCENT...62 PERCENT AT BRADSHAW FIELD...35 PERCENT AT SOUTH POINT...
AND 49 PERCENT AT KAILUA-KONA.

$$

HIZ012>022-231500-
/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-
644 PM HST FRI JUL 22 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.

&&

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OVER 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA EARLY
SATURDAY EVENING. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 40 TO
50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. EVEN HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW
DOWNSLOPE.

SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. A FEW POWER LINES
WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME
LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED.  MOST NEWLY
PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND
PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING
DAMAGE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN FROM DARBY IS EXPECTED TO REACH MAUI BY SATURDAY MORNING...
BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WITH HEAVIER SQUALLS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES
COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FOR EAST SHORES OF MAUI...SURF HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 25 FEET ARE EXPECTED
ALONG EAST FACING SHORES. THIS MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WAVE RUNUP AND
DAMAGE ON SOME WINDWARD COASTAL ROADS. REFER TO THE HIGH SURF WARNING
FOR MORE DETAILS.

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

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
FOR MAUI COUNTY...THE CHANCE FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
AT KAHULUI IS 53 PERCENT...57 PERCENT AT HANA...48 PERCENT AT LANAI
CITY...AND 47 PERCENT AT KAUNAKAKAI.

$$

HIZ005>011-231500-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.2005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-
644 PM HST FRI JUL 22 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 PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT HONOLULU IS
UP TO 38 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH CHANGES ARE STILL POSSIBLE...THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR HIGHER FOR PORTIONS OF
THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF DARBY...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY
OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. REFER TO
THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

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

$$
R BALLARD
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