Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Honolulu, HI

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WGHW70 PHFO 051948
FFSHFO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
939 AM HST WED DEC 5 2007

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MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY-
939 AM HST WED DEC 5 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN
MAUI COUNTY UNTIL 1145 AM HST...

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RADAR ESTIMATES ABOVE 4 INCHES PER HOUR 
CONTINUES TO FALL OVER WEST MAUI WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS FROM 
LAHAINA TO NAPILI. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE MOVING OVER THE AREA 
FROM THE SOUTHWEST.  THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING COVERS THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF MAUI.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
IN STREAMS...ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.

DO NOT CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE OR ON FOOT.
TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.

THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 1145 AM HST IF FLASH
FLOODING PERSISTS.

LAT...LON 2059 15611 2055 15646 2077 15648 2080 15665
      2095 15675 2107 15664 2103 15646 2098 15645
      2098 15624 2075 15594

$$

KODAMA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
455 AM HST WED DEC 5 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
POWERFUL FRONT BRINGING DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINS TO THE ISLANDS. THE FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH OAHU AND WILL
REACH MAUI COUNTY THIS MORNING...AND THE BIG ISLAND THIS
AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE
RELAXING THIS EVENING.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAINS...STRONG WIND...AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY OVER OAHU...AND MOVING TOWARD THE EAST
AT 15 MPH. MOLOKAI AND LANAI CAN EXPECT TO SEE THE FRONT ARRIVE BY
6 AM AND THEN REACH MAUI BETWEEN 7 AND 8 AM. REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS
OVER 50 MPH AND DAMAGE REPORTS HAVE COME IN FROM KAUAI AND OAHU AS
THE FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
DOWNED TREES AND POWER POLES...ROAD CLOSURES...AND WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES. MOTORIST SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS THROUGHOUT
THE DAY WITH DEBRIS ON THE ROADWAYS AND CONTINUED STRONG WINDS.
WINDS WILL RELAX SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE FRONT BUT STRONG GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS
FOR THE ENTIRE STATE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

SEE THE LATEST PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT /PNSHFO/ FOR THE
LATEST IN WIND REPORTS AROUND THE STATE. SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND NWS
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO CONTINUE REPORTING DAMAGE AND WEATHER
REPORTS.

THE CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DAMAGING FRONT
IS LOCATED 230 MILES NORTH OF KAUAI. THE CENTER OF THE LOW IS
MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH BUT IS EXPECTED TO STALL LATER TODAY AND
REMAIN NORTH OF KAUAI FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. WINDS WILL
RELAX ACROSS THE ISLANDS TONIGHT...EXCEPT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE. THE LOW WILL
PROVIDE INSTABILITY ALOFT AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE NEAR THE SURFACE
PROVIDE THE INGREDIENTS FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND POTENTIAL FLOODING
THROUGH THE WEEK. SEE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION
/FFAHFO/.

THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE BIG ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND
STALL OVER THE ISLAND TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
ALOFT...INSTABILITY...AND COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE PROMPTED A
BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE SUMMITS ON THE BIG ISLAND. SEE THE BLIZZARD
WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION /WSWHFO/.

THE EVENTUAL REMOVAL AND WEAKENING OF THE LOW IS STILL EXPECTED
TO BEGIN SATURDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SHOWERS SHOULD EASE THEN
BEFORE COMPLETELY IMPROVING WITH THE RETURN OF FAIR TRADE WINDS ON
MONDAY.

&&

.MARINE...LARGE SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF ALL
ISLANDS WILL BE REINFORCED TODAY BY A NEW NORTH NORTHWEST
SWELL...WITH THE LARGEST SURF IMPACTING KAUAI AND NIIHAU. IN
ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GENERATE ROUGH...WIND-
BLOWN SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES.

GALE FORCE WINDS REMAIN AROUND KAUAI AND OAHU. SMALL CRAFT REMAINS
FOR ALL OTHER COASTAL WATERS.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL HAWAII
ISLANDS.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL HAWAII
ISLANDS.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL SOUTH
FACING SHORES.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST THURSDAY FOR WAIANAE COAST-
OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST.

HIGH SURF WARNING UNTIL 6 PM HST THURSDAY FOR NIIHAU-KAUAI
WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD.

BLIZZARD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR BIG
ISLAND SUMMITS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS AFTERNOON FOR OAHU
LEEWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD
WATERS-MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-BIG ISLAND
WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST
WATERS.

GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS AFTERNOON FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST
WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-KAUAI CHANNEL-
OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-KAIWI CHANNEL.

&&

MORRISON