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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DARBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
502 AM HST SUN JUL 24 2016

...DARBY MOVING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD OAHU AND KAUAI...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED LOCAL STATEMENT TO REFLECT THE
CANCELLATION OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR NIIHAU...KAUAI...OAHU...
MOLOKAI...LANAI...KAHOOLAWE...MAUI.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH TODAY.

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

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR OAHU THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR KAUAI AND NIIHAU THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF
KAUAI...OAHU...MAUI AND MOLOKAI UNTIL 6 PM HST TODAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DARBY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.8N...LONGITUDE 157.3W...OR ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU...OR ABOUT 205 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LIHUE.
TROPICAL STORM DARBY IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DARBY HAS MOVED FURTHER WEST OF THE
BIG ISLAND THIS MORNING AND IS WEST OF THE LEEWARD COASTAL WATERS.
ON OAHU LATE LAST NIGHT IN THE KOOLAU RANGE WINDS WERE GUSTING TO
60 MILES PER HOUR...AND ON MAUI IN THE KAUPO GAP WINDS WERE
GUSTING TO 51 MILES PER HOUR. DARBY WILL REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES JUST SOUTH OF THE MAIN
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. HOWEVER...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH DARBY FOR A WHILE LONGER.
THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND UP TO 80 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.

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

STAY INSIDE...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM...AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING
OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

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.

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.

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

&&

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

HIZ023>028-241615-
/O.CAN.PHFO.TR.W.2005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
502 AM HST SUN JUL 24 2016

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

HIZ001>022-242315-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-
MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE-
MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-
WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-HALEAKALA SUMMIT-
502 AM HST SUN JUL 24 2016

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

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

EVERYONE SHOULD NOW BE INSIDE. REMAIN ALERT AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND EXTERNAL DOORS.

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.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
PASSING RAINBANDS WILL BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS. THERE IS A CHANCE
FOR INTENSE DOWNPOURS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS
MORNING...MAINLY NEAR MAUI COUNTY...AND THEN SPREADING TO OAHU
AND KAUAI LATER SUNDAY. IF HEAVIER STORMS DEVELOP...THEY COULD
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5
TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
TROPICAL STORM DARBY. FOR MAUI COUNTY ISLANDS...STORM TOTALS UP
TO 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
ON OAHU...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. FOR KAUAI COUNTY ISLANDS...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
TOTALS OF 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR
MORE DETAILS.

...WINDS...
LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
DARBY...ALONG WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH OR GREATER. THESE WINDS
ARE MOST LIKELY OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH PASSES...
AND TO THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUNTAINS WHERE WINDS WILL
BE BLOWING 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...
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET. SURF
ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI...OAHU...AND MOLOKAI WILL BE 6
TO 10 FEET. SEE THE HIGH SURF PRODUCT FOR MORE DETAILS.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING OVER MAUI COUNTY.
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 52 PERCENT AT
HONOLULU...51 PERCENT AT JOINT BASED PEARL HARBOR HICKAM...56 PERCENT
AT LIHUE AND 48 PERCENT AT NIIHAU.

$$

EVANS
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