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TROPICAL STORM MADELINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1152 PM HST WED AUG 31 2016

...WEAKENING MADELINE PASSING WELL SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WIND AND POSITION INFORMATION. TROPICAL STORM MADELINE
CONTINUES TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM HAWAII.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF HAWAII.

.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
EAST MAUI.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MADELINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.9N...LONGITUDE 156.4W...OR ABOUT 150 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH POINT...OR ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU. TROPICAL STORM MADELINE IS MOVING WEST AT
14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MADELINE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT PASSES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 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.

WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THE FOCUS FOR IMPACTS ON THE BIG ISLAND
OVERNIGHT. 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.

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

IN A TROPICAL CYCLONE...CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE QUICKLY. EVACUATE
IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. CANCEL ANY BEACH
ACTIVITIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 330 AM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-011330-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
1152 PM HST WED AUG 31 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...
ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE...SOME AREAS COULD SEE
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 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 MAY BE TOSSED AROUND. A FEW POWER LINES
MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME
LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED.

OTHER POSSIBLE WIND DAMAGE WOULD INCLUDE...DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES...AND 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 THEN SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY.

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 BIG ISLAND. OUTER
RAINBANDS FROM MADELINE HAVE MOVED ONSHORE AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. MANY WINDWARD BIG ISLAND
LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 5-8 INCHES OF RAIN AND AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...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>022-011330-
/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-
1152 PM HST WED AUG 31 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...
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...MAY 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 OVERNIGHT. 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 OVERNIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ISOLATED HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MAINLY THE
WINDWARD AND MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF MAUI COUNTY. TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES.

$$

EVANS
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