From NWS TROPICAL STORM ISELLE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 326 AM HST FRI AUG 8 2014 ...THE CENTER OF WEAKENING ISELLE HAS MOVED ASHORE NEAR PAHALA... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM POSITION. .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 3 AM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.2N...LONGITUDE 155.4W...OR ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM ISELLE IS MOVING WEST AT 11 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HEAVY RAINS AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII AND MAUI COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS GUSTS OVER 50 MPH REPORTED IN FEW SITES. STRONG WINDS CONTINUED OVER OAHU AS WELL...WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH REPORTED OVER THE KOOLAU MOUNTAINS. SWELLS GENERATED BY ISELLE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY...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... STAY INSIDE...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE HANDY...BUT SAVE IT FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY. THIS WILL HELP KEEP NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS OPEN AND CONSERVE YOUR BATTERY POWER. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:32:44 +0000
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