[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1152 PM HST TUE AUG 14 2007

...FLOSSIE DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM...

...NEW INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE WIND IMPACTS SECTION FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS
ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII.

THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII HAS BEEN CANCELED.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE WAS NEAR
LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 156.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 175 MILES
SOUTH...SOUTHWEST OF HILO. FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST
NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. RADAR...SATELLITE...AND HURRICANE HUNTER DATA ALL
INDICATE THAT FLOSSIE IS CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COUNTY OF HAWAII CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED THAT THE HONOLII
ROAD...POHOIKI ROAD AT THE HIGHWAY 137 JUNCTION AND THE PORT OF
HILO HAVE BEEN CLOSED. THE FOLLOWING AREAS AND FACILITIES ALSO
REMAIN CLOSED...PUNALUU BEACH PARK...SOUTH POINT...VACATIONLAND...
WHITTINGTON BEACH PARK...AND THE MAUNA KEA ACCESS ROAD FROM THE
9000 FT ELEVATION.

COURTESY SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED IN ALL COUNTY DISTRICTS. TUNE
TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION FOR INFORMATION ON SHELTER LOCATIONS
AND OTHER PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. IF YOU REPORT TO A SHELTER...
BRING ALL PERSONAL ITEMS YOU NEED INCLUDING BEDDING.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
OBSERVATIONS FROM PUNALUU BEACH PARK INDICATED 15 TO 20 FT SURF
WHILE REPORTS FROM POHOIKI WERE IN THE 10 TO 20 FT RANGE. SURF OF
NEAR 15 FT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG SOUTHEAST FACING
SHORES OF THE PUNA AND KAU DISTRICTS. SURF AT THESE LEVELS IS
SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO WAVE RUNUP.
SUBSTANTIAL SHORELINE EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE
AREAS INCLUDE PUNALUU...VACATIONLAND AND COASTAL PROPERTIES IN THE
KAPOHO BEACH AREA.

SURF OF NEAR 10 FT ALONG NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND
WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING AND
SHORELINE EROSION. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND AWAY FROM COASTAL
AREAS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED 40 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 48 MPH WERE OBSERVED BY A
WIND SENSOR AT SOUTH POINT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHERN BIG ISLAND
TONIGHT. WINDS OF THESE INTENSITIES MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO LIGHT
STRUCTURES AND TREES.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE BIG ISLAND IS POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
KAU DISTRICT. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY IN THE KAU DISTRICT. A PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE SPOT
WILL BE HIGHWAY 11 NEAR MILE POST 58. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN THIS
AREA WILL RESULT IN CLOSURE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 600 AM HST OR SOONER IF
NECESSARY.

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