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HURRICANE FLOSSIE INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
858 PM HST TUE AUG 14 2007

...WEAKENING HURRICANE FLOSSIE IS PASSING SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND
OF HAWAII...

...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.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII.

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 800 PM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOSSIE WAS NEAR LATITUDE
17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 155.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH OF
SOUTH POINT. 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
85 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
15 TO 20 FT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG SOUTHEAST FACING
SHORES OF THE PUNA AND KAU DISTRICTS. SURF AT THESE LEVELS IS
SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND DAMAGE DUE TO WAVE
RUNUP. SUBSTANTIAL SHORELINE EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY. ESPECIALLY
VULNERABLE AREAS INCLUDE PUNALUU...VACATIONLAND AND COASTAL
PROPERTIES IN THE KAPOHO BEACH AREA.

SURF OF 10 TO 15 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 TO 50
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHERN BIG
ISLAND TONIGHT. WINDS OF THESE INTENSITIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO
LIGHT STRUCTURES AND TREES.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE BIG ISLAND IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. EXPECT
RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE KAU DISTRICT... AND 5 TO
10 INCHES IN THE PUNA DISTRICT THROUGH TONIGHT. 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 MIDNIGHT HST OR SOONER
IF NECESSARY.

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