| Tropical Storm Watch TROPICAL STORM FELICIA LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1241 AM HST MON AUG 10 2009 ...FELICIA CONTINUES MOVING TOWARD THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS WITH NO SIGNS OF WEAKENING THIS EVENING... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR OAHU...MOLOKAI...LANAI... KAHOOLAWE...MAUI...BIG ISLAND...WATERS AROUND OAHU...MAUI COUNTY WATERS...BIG ISLAND WATERS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR OAHU FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR KAHOOLAWE...LANAI...MAUI... MOLOKAI AND THE BIG ISLAND FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH SURF WARNING CONTINUES FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI...MOLOKAI...AND THE BIG ISLAND. HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU...NIIHAU AND KAUAI. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM HST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FELICIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 149.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 395 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM FELICIA STILL PRESENTS THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING...ROUGH AND DANGEROUS SURF...AND STRONG WINDS. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...FELICIA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WESTWARD AND WILL BE NEAR...OR OVER THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS BY TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH FELICIA IS OVER MAUI COUNTY AND OAHU. EVERYONE HOWEVER IS REMINDED THAT TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECASTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE...AND THE EFFECTS FROM TROPICAL CYCLONES OFTEN EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER. PEOPLE ON THE BIG ISLAND AND KAUAI SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GUARD DOWN. IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE PRECISE FORECAST VALUES OF WIND... RAINFALL...AND SURF FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS...WHICH ARE HIGHLY DEPENDANT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM FELICIA. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR WIND DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS. PEOPLE UNDER THE WATCH SHOULD CONTINUE PREPARATIONS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. HAVE EXTRA BATTERIES...FLASHLIGHTS...NON PERISHABLE FOOD...AND WATER ON HAND IN CASE POWER FAILS. PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS NEED TO PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TORRENTIAL RAINS AND MUDSLIDES ASSOCIATED WITH FELICIA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT HEAVY...FLOODING RAINFALL COULD OCCUR EVEN WELL AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF FELICIA. BOAT OWNERS SHOULD TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION AND DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND AWAY FROM THE SHORE. INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS SHOULD PREPARE NOW. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO STATEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 7 AM HST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. HIZ005>011-PHZ113>115-101745- /O.CON.PHFO.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-KAUAI CHANNEL- OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS- 1241 AM HST MON AUG 10 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT ANY SPECIFIC LOCATION IS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM FELICIA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. WINDS WILL INITIALLY BLOW FROM THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST AS FELICIA APPROACHES...THEN SWITCH TO SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST ONCE FELICIA HAS PASSED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AS ROUGH AND STORMY SHORT PERIOD SWELL IN ADVANCE OF FELICIA CONTINUES TO BUILD. THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...LIKELY EXCEEDING THE ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 8 FEET MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR OAHU FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECISE TIMING FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IS STILL UNCERTAIN. SHOWERS IN ADVANCE OF FELICIA MAY ARRIVE MONDAY NIGHT BUT HEAVIER SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE AS FELICIA APPROACHES TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. ...MARINE... SEAS WILL BEGIN TO BUILD AS FELICIA APPROACHES. DURING THE TIME OF FELICIAS CLOSEST APPROACH LATE TUESDAY...ROUGH AND DANGEROUS SEAS MAY REACH 15 TO 20 FEET. $$ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |