TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 539 AM HST SUN JUL 28 2013 ...FLOSSIE STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... .NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BIG ISLAND MAUI MOLOKAI LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR THE BIG ISLAND THEN SPREADING WEST TO MAUI COUNTY BY THE LATE MORNING. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR OAHU. POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON. .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 MOLOKAI...LANAI... KAHOOLAWE...MAUI...THE BIG ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MAUI COUNTY WATERS... WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR OAHU. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR KAUAI CHANNEL...OAHU WINDWARD WATERS AND OAHU LEEWARD WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FROM MONDAY MORNING UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.7N...LONGITUDE 145.8W...OR ABOUT 600 MILES EAST OF HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT 790 MILES EAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE IS MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY BEFORE REACH THE EASTERN END OF THE STATE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL THEN CONTINUE WEAKENING THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AS IT MOVES WESTWARD. 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 AS THE WIND BLOWN WATER PUSHES ONSHORE. BE AWARE THAT POUNDING SURF CAN CAUSE COASTAL ROAD CLOSURES EVEN BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES. SURF HEIGHTS ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 FEET. TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE. AT THIS TIME IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHICH ISLAND IS AT MOST RISK FROM 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 12 PM HST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. HIZ012>028-PHZ116>124-282345- /O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-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-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-KAIWI CHANNEL- MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS- MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL- BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS- BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS- 539 AM HST SUN JUL 28 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 LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 42 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA MONDAY MORNING. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 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. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE UP TO 21 FEET. ...INLAND FLOODING... CUMULATIVE STORM TOTALS ARE 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH UP TO 15 INCHES ON WINDWARD SLOPES OF THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI COUNTY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF BIG ISLAND AND MAUI COUNTY. REFER TO THE
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