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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM MADELINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
930 PM HST WED AUG 31 2016

...WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM MADELINE PASSING SOUTH OF THE BIG
ISLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
MADELINE HAS WEAKENED FURTHER AS A TROPICAL STORM.

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

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

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

A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MADELINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.3N...LONGITUDE 155.9W...OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH
OF HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT  305 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU
HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM MADELINE IS MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MADELINE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT PASSES SOUTH OF THE BIG
ISLAND. WHILE THE CENTER OF MADELINE WILL NOT MAKE
LANDFALL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE
SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE BIG
ISLAND AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK THIS EVENING BEFORE
STARTING TO SUBSIDE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT. THESE RAINS COULD
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES. BANDS OF SHOWERS ON THE
PERIPHERY OF MADELINE COULD BRING ISOLATED HEAVY SHOWERS TO MAUI
COUNTY...AND LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER AND NEAR
HIGHER TERRAIN.

.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.

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

&&

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

HIZ023>028-011530-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
930 PM HST WED AUG 31 2016

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

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

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. 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...
SOME AREAS COULD SEE WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
THROUGH TONIGHT.

GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST 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.

OTHER POSSIBLE WIND DAMAGE WOULD INCLUDE...DOWNED LARGE TREES AND
POWER LINES...AND SIGNIFICANT ROOF AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY
TO WEAKER STRUCTURES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
LARGE AND DAMAGING SURF 15 TO 25 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG EAST
FACING SHORES TONIGHT. 12 TO 15 FOOT SURF IS BEING REPORTED ALONG
THE HAMAKUA COAST AND 18 TO 25 FOOT SURF IS BEING REPORTED IN
PAHOA AND KAPOHO.

WAVE RUNUP MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING AND DAMAGE TO
COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE...INCLUDING ROADWAYS. OF
PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE THE KALAPANA-KAPOHO HIGHWAY BETWEEN
POHOIKI AND KAPOHO. IMPASSABLE ROADS DUE TO HIGH WATER HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN THE KAPOHO SUBDIVISION. 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 FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OUTER
RAINBANDS FROM MADELINE HAVE MOVED ONSHORE AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. MANY WINDWARD BIG ISLAND
LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 5-8 INCHES OF RAIN AND AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER
WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND. THIS RAINFALL
MAY LEAD TO DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. REFER TO THE
WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

$$

HIZ012>022-011530-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.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-
930 PM HST WED AUG 31 2016

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

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

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. 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...
SOME AREAS COULD SEE WINDS AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH.

GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH
PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW 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...
LARGE AND DAMAGING SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF
EAST MAUI...PEAKING AT 12 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT. 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ISOLATED HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MAINLY THE
WINDWARD AND MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF MAUI COUNTY TONIGHT. TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES.

$$

BRENCHLEY
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