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HURRICANE FLOSSIE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
955 AM HST MON AUG 13 2007

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE FLOSSIE APPROACHING THE BIG ISLAND OF
HAWAII...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE MAYOR OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY
AND URGES BIG ISLAND RESIDENTS TO STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS FOR INFORMATION ON EVACUATIONS...SCHOOL CLOSURES AND
OTHER PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 36
HOURS.

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 900 AM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 150.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 440 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF HILO...HAWAII.  FLOSSIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST
NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE ON THE BIG ISLAND...PREPARE FOR THE APPROACHING
HURRICANE. TUNE IN TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION FOR INFORMATION ON
EVACUATIONS...SCHOOL CLOSURES AND OTHER PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. PREPARE
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL BY SECURING LOOSE
OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INDOORS NOW.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THE FORECAST TRACK OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WILL BRING 6 TO 10 FT SURF
TO SOUTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND TODAY INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
FT ON TUESDAY. SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL
BE
5 TO 8 FT TODAY RISING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUESDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
THE STRENGTH OF THE THE WINDS AND DAMAGE DUE TO FLOSSIE ARE
DEPENDANT UPON THE EXACT PATH AND INTENSITY OF THE STORM
SYSTEM...WHICH IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT
FORECAST BRINGS EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BIG ISLAND LATE TUESDAY.
IF THE TRACK OF FLOSSIE SHIFTS NORTHWARD...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
OF 74 MPH OR GREATER COULD AFFECT SOME AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN BIG
ISLAND LATE TUESDAY.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AND FLOODING POTENTIAL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING UPON THE
ACTUAL TRACK OF FLOSSIE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL BEGIN TO PASS OVER THE BIG ISLAND BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF WITH 10 INCHES OR GREATER IN THE
KAU DISTRICT...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES MAY BE EXPECTED ON SOUTH AND
EAST FACING SLOPES ELSEWHERE ON THE BIG ISLAND...TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE RAINS HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THE KAU DISTRICT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 1130 HST OR SOONER IF
NECESSARY.

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