Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Honolulu, HI

000
WGHW70 PHFO 251105
FFSHFO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1258 AM HST TUE OCT 25 2005

HIC003-251300-
HONOLULU-
1258 AM HST TUE OCT 25 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 300 AM HST FOR THE ISLAND OF
OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY...

AT 1254 AM HST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT THE 
KAPAA QUARRY ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON THE ROAD. ALSO...THAT 
WATER REMAINS WITHIN THE BANKS OF THE WAIAHOLE STREAM ON THE 
WINDWARD SIDE OF OAHU...BUT THAT THE WATER IS RISING. POLICE ARE 
MONITORING THE STREAM...AND MAY CLOSE THE HIGHWAY IF NEEDED. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HONOLULU... 
WHEELER AFB...WHITMORE VILLAGE...WAHIAWA...PUPUKEA...PUNALUU... 
LAIE...KAHUKU...KAAAWA...HAUULA AND HALEIWA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.

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. TURN AROUND...DON/T
DROWN.

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 2119 15788 2130 15762 2178 15792 2162 15819
      2142 15804

$$

000
WGHW70 PHFO 251218
FFSHFO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
215 AM HST TUE OCT 25 2005

HIC003-251219-
HONOLULU-
215 AM HST TUE OCT 25 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY 
IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.
POLICE REPORT THAT BOTH THE KAPAA QUARRY ROAD AND KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY 
AT THE WAIAHOLE STREAM ARE NOW OPENED FOR TRAFFIC.

ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF FLOODING HAS ENDED...PONDING OF WATER IN LOW 
LYING AREAS IS STILL POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE 
CAUTION DUE TO WATER ON THE ROAD.

LAT...LON 2119 15788 2130 15762 2178 15792 2162 15819
      2142 15804

$$

CRAIG

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
830 PM HST MON OCT 24 2005

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO THE NORTH WILL KEEP TRADE WINDS
BLOWING OVER HAWAII THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE TRADES WILL CARRY AREAS
OF UNSTABLE LOW CLOUDS OVER THE ISLANDS. ONE OF THESE CLOUD AREAS
WILL MAKE IT RATHER SHOWERY TONIGHT ON OAHU AND KAUAI. THE SHOWERS
WILL FALL MAINLY OVER WINDWARD AREAS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
AN EAST TO WEST RIDGE ABOUT 500 MILES NORTH OF THE ISLANDS WILL
MAINTAIN MODERATE TO LOCALLY BREEZY TRADE WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE TRADES ARE FORECAST TO WEAKEN STARTING FRIDAY AS A MID-LATITUDE
TROUGH DIGS TOWARDS THE ISLANDS FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE TROUGH AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO STAY NORTH OF THE RIDGE AND NOT
BRING RAIN TO THE ISLANDS.

A WEAK DISTURBANCE EMBEDDED IN THE TRADE FLOW...SOMETIMES CALLED A
SCREAMING EAGLE BECAUSE OF ITS APPEARANCE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...
WILL BRING SHOWERY WEATHER TO OAHU NOW AND KAUAI LATER TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING. A SECOND DISTURBANCE FARTHER TO THE NORTHEAST MAY
WET KAUAI AND OAHU TOMORROW NIGHT IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER OR DOES NOT
PASS NORTH OF THE ISLANDS.

THE WET TRADES ARE THE RESULT OF AN UPPER TROUGH THAT HAS FORMED
OVER THE STATE. THE TUTT OR TROPICAL UPPER TROPOSPHERIC TROUGH HAS
WEAKENED THE SUBSIDENCE INVERSION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE RIDGE
TO OUR NORTH...ALLOWING THE MARINE LAYER TO RISE ABOVE 7000 FEET.
INSERT MOISTURE INTO THE MARINE LAYER IN THE FORM OF THE ABOVE
MENTIONED DISTURBANCES AND YOU GET WET TRADES. PROGS SAY THAT THE
TROUGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS THEN REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY NORTHWEST OF KAUAI. IT COULD KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE
OVER THE ISLANDS A BIT UNSTABLE AND OUR TRADES WET ALL WEEK.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WATERS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND.

&&

CRAIG