***TROPICAL UPDATE 2*** *****WATCHES/WARNINGS FOR FLOSSIE CONTINUED***** *TROPICAL STORM WATCH* COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 544 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013 HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. PHZ110-291615- KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS- 544 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. EAST SWELL 4 FT AND SOUTHEAST 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. EAST SWELL 3 FT AND SOUTHEAST 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING... THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 KT. WIND WAVES 10 FT. EAST SWELL 3 FT AND SOUTHEAST 3 FT. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 13 FT DECREASING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST SWELL 5 FT AND SOUTHEAST 3 FT. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 8 FT. EAST SWELL 4 FT AND SOUTHEAST 3 FT. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. SWELL SOUTHEAST 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. .THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 544 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013 HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. PHZ111-291615- KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS- 544 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. EAST SWELL 5 FT AND SOUTHEAST 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. EAST SWELL 4 FT AND SOUTHEAST 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING... THEN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. EAST WINDS 25 KT. WIND WAVES 10 FT INCREASING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST SWELL 6 FT AND SOUTHEAST 3 FT. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 8 FT. EAST SWELL 10 FT AND SOUTHEAST 3 FT. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. EAST SWELL 8 FT AND SOUTHEAST 3 FT. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. SWELL SOUTHEAST 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 15 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 544 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013 HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. PHZ112-291615- KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS- 544 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. EAST SWELL 3 FT AND SOUTHEAST 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. SWELL SOUTHEAST 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS 30 KT. WIND WAVES 8 FT INCREASING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL SOUTHEAST 3 FT. SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. EAST WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 15 FT DECREASING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL SOUTHEAST 3 FT. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 9 FT. SWELL SOUTHEAST 3 FT. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. SWELL SOUTHEAST 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 15 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. $$ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 535 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013 ...FLOSSIE MOVING STEADILY WESTWARD TOWARD THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED COASTAL FLOODING SECTION FOR THE WINDWARD BIG ISLAND AND EAST MAUI. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR OAHU...MOLOKAI...LANAI... KAHOOLAWE...MAUI...THE BIG ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR WATERS AROUND OAHU...MAUI COUNTY WATERS...PAILOLO CHANNEL...WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR NIIHAU...KAUAI. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS... KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS AND KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS UNTIL 6AM HST WEDNESDAY. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.6N...LONGITUDE 150.2W...OR ABOUT 320 MI EAST OF HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT 510 MI EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE IS MOVING WEST AT 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE CONTINUES ITS WESTWARD TRACK TOWARD HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL REACH THE BIG ISLAND AND ASSOCIATED COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...MAUI COUNTY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND OAHU LATE MONDAY MORNING. KAUAI WILL SEE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON. IMPACTS TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS INCLUDE HEAVY RAIN... THUNDERSTORMS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. ROCK AND MUDSLIDES CAUSED BY THE RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND OR NEAR MOUNTAIN SLOPES. COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. POUNDING SURF WILL RISE RAPIDLY TONIGHT ALONG THE NORTHEAST COAST OF THE BIG ISLAND AND WINDWARD HALEAKALA ON MAUI. HAZARDOUS SURF CAN CAUSE COASTAL ROAD CLOSURES EVEN BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES. SURF HEIGHTS ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE BETWEEN 10 TO 20 FEET. TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE. .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 CYCLONE...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. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...MOVE BOATS TO SAFE MOORING AND MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. SMALL CRAFT IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. PEOPLE UNDER A WATCH SHOULD CONTINUE MAKING PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SMALL CRAFT IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. 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. HIZ001>004-PHZ110>112-291145- /O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS- 535 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013 ...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. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS SMALL. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS MONDAY EVENING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... ALTHOUGH CHANGES ARE STILL POSSIBLE...THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF FLOSSIE...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE UP TO 20 FEET. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS. $$ *FLASH FLOOD WATCH* FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 555 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE WILL BRING THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS STARTING MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. HIZ001>028-291700- /O.CON.PHFO.FF.A.0008.130729T1600Z-130731T1600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-KONA- SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 555 PM HST SUN JUL 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. * FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE FLOSSIE WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. FLOSSIE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A LARGE RANGE OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS. CUMULATIVE STORM TOTALS ARE 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH UP TO 15 INCHES ON WINDWARD SLOPES OF THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI COUNTY. 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ON WINDWARD SLOPES OF OAHU. 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ON WINDWARD SLOPES OF KAUAI. * THE RAIN WILL BE WIDESPREAD...WILL AFFECT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER ELEVATIONS. ROCK AND MUDSLIDES CAUSED BY THE RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND OR NEAR MOUNTAIN SLOPES. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO FALL OVER URBAN AREAS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS... WHICH WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS VERY DANGEROUS. REMEMBER THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RAINING HEAVILY WHERE YOU ARE FOR FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. && $$ BURKE
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