HURRICANE WARNING FOR: Big Island Interior Big Island North and East Big Island Summit Kohala Kona South Big Island ...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... .Next update... The next local statement will be issued around 1230 am hst...Or sooner if conditions warrant. ...Hurricane warning remains in effect... ...Precautionary/preparedness actions... ...Winds... Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph will continue and will further increase later tonight. In some areas...Winds will be as high as 60 to 70 mph with gusts to 85 mph as the center of iselle moves onshore. ...Storm surge and storm tide... Surf will steadily increase along the big island windward coast... Reaching very dangerous levels of 15 to 25 feet tonight as iselle reaches the coast. The next astronomical high tide for hilo bay will be at 203 pm at 3.0 feet friday. The high surf and high tide combination will bring coastal flooding along low lying areas. Storm surge is expected to reach 1 to 2 feet during the storm passage...Adding to the threat of coastal flooding and coastal property damage tonight. ...Inland flooding... A flash flood watch is in effect for the entire area. 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.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 06:25:07 +0000
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