Tropical Storm Warning

HURRICANE ISELLE LOCAL STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

821 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

…ISELLE CHURNING TOWARD THE BIG ISLAND…

.NEW INFORMATION…

UPDATED STORM LOCATION.

.AREAS AFFECTED…

THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF THE

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS…

A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR NIIHAU…KAUAI…OAHU…

MOLOKAI…LANAI…KAHOOLAWE…MAUI.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR WATERS AROUND KAUAI…

WATERS AROUND OAHU…KAIWI CHANNEL…MAUI COUNTY WATERS…PAILOLO

CHANNEL AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

.STORM INFORMATION…

AT 7 PM HST…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR

LATITUDE 18.9N…LONGITUDE 154.4W…OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST

OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 280 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.

HURRICANE ISELLE IS MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW…

AREAS OF HEAVY RAINS AS WELL AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE

REACHED WINDWARD BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE BIG ISLAND IN

THE COMING HOURS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD

TO MAUI COUNTY LATER TONIGHT AND TO OAHU ON FRIDAY. SWELLS

GENERATED BY ISELLE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TONIGHT…POSSIBLY

BECOMING DAMAGING ALONG SOME COASTLINES. THE THREAT OF COASTAL

FLOODING AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE GREATEST ON WINDWARD BIG

ISLAND.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

ON THE BIG ISLAND…NOW IS THE TIME TO SEEK SHELTER. ACROSS THE

REST OF THE STATE…PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY

SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. IN A HURRICANE…CONDITIONS CAN

CHANGE QUICKLY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL

OFFICIALS…OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR

FLOODING. PERSONS LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO

EVACUATE QUICKLY SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.

FOR THOSE NOT ON THE BIG ISLAND…IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT

FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. EVEN SMALL ERRORS IN THE

FORECAST TRACK CAN MEAN MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN WHERE THE WORST

CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING EFFECTS CAN EXTEND FAR FROM THE

CENTER.

BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL

OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. PERSONS

LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE QUICKLY

SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.

AT PORTS…DOCKS…AND MARINAS…PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED

PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. FOR

THOSE ON THE BIG ISLAND…CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS

SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE…

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1230 AM HST…OR

SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ012>022-081430-

/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-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-

821 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

…TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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.

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…WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE

EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE

FRIDAY MORNING. IN SOME AREAS…WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 45 TO

55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN…THROUGH

PASSES…AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. WINDS AFFECTING THE

UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY

STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES…SIDING…GUTTERS AND

WINDOWS…ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED.

LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE…CAUSING ADDITIONAL

DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY.

SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES…

RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF

TREES WILL BE SNAPPED…AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

…STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE…

SURF WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 18 FEET ALONG

THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS OVERNIGHT. SOME SOUTH FACING SHORES

WILL SEE SURF NEAR 10 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE

FOR HANA WILL BE AT 218 PM AT 2.9 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE HIGH SURF

AND HIGH TIDE COMBINATION WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL

FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING AREAS.

…INLAND FLOODING…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

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