Re: Military Bases on Hawaii
Posted by
cypresstx on 8/7/2014, 9:51 pm
you have to remember that they don't have concrete block houses there like they do in Florida & mountainous terrain will make flash flooding much more of an issue - I don't think it's something for the islanders to take lightly, jmo
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/pages/HLS.php?raw=1408071033
.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ISELLE IS NEARING THE BIG ISLAND FROM THE EAST. NUMEROUS GAGES ON
THE BIG ISLAND ARE REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ISELLE WILL BRING HEAVY RAINS...HIGH SURF AND DAMAGING WINDS.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING ON THE BIG ISLAND THIS
AFTERNOON...AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD TO MAUI COUNTY
TONIGHT AND TO OAHU AND KAUAI FRIDAY. SWELLS GENERATED BY ISELLE
WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY BECOME
DAMAGING ALONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING COASTLINES...ESPECIALLY
ON THE BIG ISLAND. THE HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE ISLANDS
AHEAD OF THE HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS. THE HIGH SURF MAY BRING
COASTAL FLOODING...PARTICULARLY WHEN COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES. THE THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE GREATEST ON WINDWARD BIG ISLAND.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THE SHORT TERM TRACK IS HIGH...PUTTING
ISELLE OVER THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF ISELLE AS IT MOVES
WEST OF THE BIG ISLAND...THE REST OF THE STATE WILL BE
AFFECTED...AND ONLY A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE FORECAST TRACK AND
INTENSITY COULD LEAD TO GREATER IMPACTS.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ON THE BIG ISLAND...NOW IS THE TIME TO SEEK SHELTER. ACROSS THE
REST OF THE STATE...PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. IN A HURRICANE...CONDITIONS CAN
CHANGE QUICKLY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL
OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR
FLOODING. PERSONS LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
EVACUATE QUICKLY SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.
FOR THOSE NOT ON THE BIG ISLAND...IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT
FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. EVEN SMALL ERRORS IN THE
FORECAST TRACK CAN MEAN MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN WHERE THE WORST
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING EFFECTS CAN EXTEND FAR FROM THE
CENTER.
BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL
OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. PERSONS
LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE QUICKLY
SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.
AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN.
IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT
AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER.
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