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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Honolulu, HI

December 28, 2003

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this flash flood warning at Dec 28, 2003, 3:10 PM HST. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 28, 2003, 3:10 PM HST (01:10 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2003, 6:00 PM HST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Honolulu, HI
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGHW50 PHFO 290114
FFWHI 
HIZ002-290400-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
310 PM HST SUN DEC 28 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WEST OAHU

* UNTIL 600 PM HST

* AT 305 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE WAIANAE
  MOUNTAINS AND AND THE WAIANAE COAST.

* LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED ARE
  MAKUA TO NANAKULI AND MAKAKILO.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER. MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR
WHEN MOTORISTS TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADWAYS.

$$
MATSUDA

ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY
TO OUTRACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP
NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

$$
LAT...LON 2146 15827 2132 15813 2143 15799 2155 15813

TEXTDEMO

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGHW70 PHFO 290251
FFSHI 
HIZ002-290430-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
450 PM HST SUN DEC 28 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST OAHU IS CANCELLED AT 450 PM...

THE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EASTWARD AND CLEARED THE WAIANAE 
COAST. THESE SHOWERS..NOW OVER WAIPAHU..PEARL CITY..AND HALAWA..MAY 
SPREAD TOWARD THE KOOLAUS AND HONOLULU. THEY ARE WEAKENING 
SIGNIFICANTLY AND DO NOT POSE A SERIOUS FLOODING THREAT THIS EVENING.

$$
MATSUDA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Dec 28, 2:02 PM HST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 2:02 PM HST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

NARRATIVE SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION FOR AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE INDEPENDENT
STATE OF SAMOA

TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AS WELL AS LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE IS CAUSING
YOUR WEATHER TO BE RATHER CLOUDY. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE BUT AT THE PRESENT TIME REMAIN WELL
OFFSHORE. THIS TROUGH IS NEARLY STATIONARY. YOU CAN EXPECT PARTLY TO
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THOROUGH THE PERIOD IS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. WIND
WILL BE LIGHT FAVORING LAND AND SEA BREEZES. NO SIGNIFICANT SWELLS
ARE EXPECTED.

OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THE THROUGH AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE REMAINS IN YOUR VICINITY THUS
LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NARRATIVE DISCUSSION FOR TUVALU

TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TUVALU TIME...
THE ABOVE MENTIONED TROUGH AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL REMAIN IN
YOUR AREA. THUS SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT TIMES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT GENERALLY
AROUND 10 KNOTS.

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.