WTHW80 PHFO 300415 CCA HLSHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 608 PM HST MON JUL 29 2013 CORRECTION MADE TO INDICATE FLOSSIE WAS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE STORM INFORMATION SECTION ...FLOSSIE WEAKENING NEAR MAUI... .NEW INFORMATION... WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.3N...LONGITUDE 156.5W...OR ABOUT 145 MILES NORTHWEST OF HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT 90 MILES EAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FLOSSIE IS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... FLOSSIE HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CURRENTLY NEAR MAUI COUNTY HAS SEPARATED FROM THE DEEP LAYERED CLOUDS. THE STORM IS BECOMING MORE DISORGANIZED DUE TO SHEAR AND INTERACTION WITH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ON THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS IT TRACKS TO THE WEST NORTHWEST TOWARDS OAHU AND KAUAI. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE ALSO WEAKENED BELOW TROPICAL STORM CRITERIA. FLOSSIE/S MAIN THREAT TO THE ISLANDS WILL BE RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT. OVER WATER...LARGE...ROUGH SEAS WILL THE MAIN CONCERN... COINCIDING WITH THE LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FLOSSIE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION AND HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. WAIT FOR THE ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL BEFORE RE-ENTERING EVACUATION ZONES OR ANY AREA THAT RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR FLOODING. PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. HIZ012>028-PHZ116>124-300515- /O.CAN.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- 608 PM HST MON JUL 29 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH FLOSSIE APPEARS TO HAVE SPARED THE ISLANDS ANY MAJOR IMPACTS...WE ARE STILL IN HURRICANE SEASON. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HAVE A HURRICANE PLAN IN PLACE...AND KEEP A HURRICANE KIT WITH SUPPLIES READY IN CASE THE ISLANDS ARE THREATENED AGAIN. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... DAMAGING HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH. GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AND STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET...AND UP TO 16 FEET IN THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WARNING LEVEL SURF HEIGHTS GENERATED BY FLOSSIE ARE EXPECTED FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI...WITH ADVISORY LEVELS FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. THESE PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY AFTER THIS LOCAL STATEMENT. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL QUICKLY DROP TONIGHT AS FLOSSIE MOVES AWAY TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS. ON THE BIG ISLAND...UP TO 2 MORE INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...MAINLY ON THE KONA SIDE OF THE ISLAND. FOR MAUI COUNTY...EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AREAS RECEIVING UP TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ HIZ005>011-PHZ113>115-300515- /O.CAN.PHFO.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-KAUAI CHANNEL- OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS- 608 PM HST MON JUL 29 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH FLOSSIE APPEARS TO HAVE SPARED THE ISLANDS ANY MAJOR IMPACTS...WE ARE STILL IN HURRICANE SEASON. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HAVE A HURRICANE PLAN IN PLACE...AND KEEP A HURRICANE KIT WITH SUPPLIES READY IN CASE THE ISLANDS ARE THREATENED AGAIN. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... DAMAGING HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH. GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AND STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET...AND UP TO 16 FEET IN THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WARNING LEVEL SURF HEIGHTS GENERATED BY FLOSSIE WILL BUILD THIS EVENING FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU. A HIGH SURF WARNING WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY AFTER THIS LOCAL STATEMENT. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL QUICKLY DROP TUESDAY AS FLOSSIE MOVES AWAY TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS. TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AREAS RECEIVING UP TO 5 INCHES. $$ HIZ001>004-PHZ110>112-300515- /O.CAN.PHFO.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS- 608 PM HST MON JUL 29 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH FLOSSIE APPEARS TO HAVE SPARED THE ISLANDS ANY MAJOR IMPACTS...WE ARE STILL IN HURRICANE SEASON. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HAVE A HURRICANE PLAN IN PLACE...AND KEEP A HURRICANE KIT WITH SUPPLIES READY IN CASE THE ISLANDS ARE THREATENED AGAIN. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... DAMAGING HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH. GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AND STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET...AND UP TO 16 FEET IN THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WARNING LEVEL SURF HEIGHTS GENERATED BY FLOSSIE WILL BUILD TONIGHT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI. A HIGH SURF WARNING WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY AFTER THIS LOCAL STATEMENT. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL QUICKLY DROP TUESDAY AS FLOSSIE MOVES AWAY TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS. TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AREAS RECEIVING UP TO 5 INCHES. $$ FOSTER For more information, go to middletnweather.info
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 04:17:00 +0000
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