Tropical Storm Warning TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 614 AM HST MON JUL 29 2013 ...FLOSSIE WEAKENING AS IT APPROACHES THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... .NEW INFORMATION... FORECAST INFORMATION FOR KAUAI COUNTY HAS BEEN ADDED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.5N...LONGITUDE 153.5W...OR ABOUT 120 MI EAST-NORTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT 290 MI EAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE IS MOVING WNW AT 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN...AND IS TRACKING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH OVER WATERS EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE BIG ISLAND THIS MORNING...MAUI COUNTY BY LATE MORNING...OAHU BY THIS EVENING...AND KAUAI LATER TONIGHT. MOST LIKELY IMPACTS TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS INCLUDE HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG EAST FACING SHORES...AND STRONG WINDS. ROCK AND MUDSLIDES CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN STEEP TERRAIN. SURF HEIGHTS ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE BETWEEN 12 AND 20 FEET. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH 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 SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1230 PM HST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. HIZ005>011-PHZ113>115-300015- /O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-KAUAI CHANNEL- OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS- 614 AM HST MON JUL 29 2013 ...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. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO SECURE 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 UP TO 16 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...WINDS NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 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. 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. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE UP TO 20 FEET. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SURF WILL RISE RAPIDLY THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES...WITH SURF DIMINISHING TUESDAY. LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE HIGH TIDE AROUND MID- MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. TYPICAL STORM TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ON WINDWARD SLOPES.
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