Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS Honolulu, HI

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WGHW70 PHFO 111213
FFSHFO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
213 AM HST MON NOV 11 2013

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MAUI HI-
213 AM HST MON NOV 11 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN
MAUI COUNTY UNTIL 330 AM HST...

GAGES CONTINUE TO REPORT ELEVATED RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS ACROSS THE 
WEST MAUI MOUNTAINS. STATIONARY HEAVY RAIN IS STILL OCCURING ON 
ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS AND STREAM IN THE AREA WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE 
TO FLASH FLOODING.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAILUKU...
WAIKAPU....WAIHEE...KAHAKULOA...HONOLUA AND HONOKOHAU.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 330 AM HST IF FLASH
FLOODING PERSISTS.

LAT...LON 2093 15667 2105 15665 2102 15647 2084 15650
      2084 15659

$$

FOSTER

000 
WGHW70 PHFO 111321
FFSHFO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
321 AM HST MON NOV 11 2013

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MAUI HI-
321 AM HST MON NOV 11 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI
COUNTY...

WEATHER RADAR AND STREAM GAGES ACROSS THE WEST MAUI MOUNTAINS 
INDICATE THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 2093 15667 2105 15665 2102 15647 2084 15650
      2084 15659

$$

FOSTER

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
829 PM HST SUN NOV 10 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
RAINY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS WINDWARD
SECTIONS OF OAHU TO BIG ISLAND. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY
DRY OUT BY MONDAY...BUT BRIEF HEAVY SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE
TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTINUE INTO THE INTO MONDAY
MORNING. WINDS AND SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE FIRST HALF OF
THE WORK WEEK...ALTHOUGH WE MAY SEE AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AGAIN
DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSING
OVER KAUAI AND DIGGING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. AT THE SURFACE...A
WEAKENING SHEAR LINE IS LOCATED ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE
BIG ISLAND...AND ANOTHER SURFACE BOUNDARY IS JUST MOVING THROUGH
OAHU. FAR TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST...A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
IS DRIVING THE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS HAWAII TONIGHT.

THE 00Z LIHUE AND HILO SOUNDINGS ARE DRIER THAN 12 HOURS AGO...WITH
PRECIPITABLE WATERS DOWN TO 1.3-1.4 INCHES RESPECTIVELY. THE LIHUE
SOUNDING SHOWS A STRONGER INVERSION NEAR 10 KFT...WHICH IS MORE A
RESULT OF COOLING BELOW 700MB THAN WARMING ABOVE IT. THE HILO
SOUNDING SHOWS CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE LAPSE RATES. HIGHER MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEAKENING SHEAR LINE IS HAS SINCE MOVED ONTO
THE WINDWARD COAST OF THE BIG ISLAND RESULTING IN FAIRLY PERSISTENT
RAIN THIS EVENING.

THE REST OF THE RADAR PICTURE SHOWS SCATTERED SHOWERS OBSERVED
OVER OAHU...MOLOKAI AND MAUI ASSOCIATED WITH SURFACE BOUNDARY AND
THE UPPER TROUGH. THESE SHOWERS LOOK TO TAPER OFF BY MONDAY
MORNING AS THESE FEATURES PUSH SOUTHWARD. SOME OF THE SHOWERS MAY
BECOME BREIFLY HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT FROM OAHU TO THE BIG ISLAND.
THE RAIN WILL FOCUS ON THE WINDWARD AND MAUKA AREAS...BUT STRONG
WINDS WILL BLOW MANY OF THE SHOWERS ONTO LEEWARD SIDES ON OAHU AND
MOLOKAI. THESE SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY PASS BY DUE TO THE STRONG
WINDS. DRIER AIR FROM NORTH OF THE STATE HAS REACHED KAUAI...AND
WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THE NEXT CONCERN FOR THE NEAR TERM IS WITH WINDS. THE LIHUE SOUNDING
SHOWED 30 KNOTS OF WIND NEAR 1.2 KFT...AND AFTERNOON ASCAT
IMAGERY SHOWED A WIDE SWATH OF 25-30 KNOT WINDS EXTENDING
NORTHWEST FROM KAUAI. WE HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS OF SUSTAINED WINDS
OVER 30 MPH FROM THE LIHUE AND LANAI AIRPORTS...AND A NUMBER OF
RAWS SITES REPORTED WIND GUSTS IN TO MID-UPPER 40 MPH RANGE. THE
GRADIENT WIND MAY INCREASE A FEW KNOTS BEHIND THE TRAILING
BOUNDARY NEAR OAHU. THIS IS IN LINE WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE HIGH
RESOLUTION WRF FROM UH AND ALSO THE WRF-ARW AND WRF-NMM FROM NCEP.
AS THIS BOUNDARY DISSIPATES...WE WILL START TO FEEL A MORE DIRECT
INFLUENCE OF THE STRONG HIGH TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST. THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE ACROSS RIDGES EXPOSED
TO THE NORTHEAST AND LEEWARD SECTIONS DOWNSLOPE FROM STEEP
TERRAIN. WE HAVE KEPT THE BIG ISLAND OUT OF THE ADVISORY FOR NOW.
BY THE TIME THE BOUNDARY REACHES THAT FAR SOUTH...THE OVERALL
GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN. HOWEVER IF THE STRONG WINDS PERSIST
LONGER THAN EXPECTED...WE MAY NEED TO EXTEND THE ADVISORY INTO
MONDAY AND EXPAND IT TO COVER THE BIG ISLAND AS WELL.

12Z MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH A NEW LOW BEGINNING TO
DEVELOP FAR NORTH OF THE STATE TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN
NORTH OF THE AREA...BUT WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO INTERRUPT THE
GRADIENT FROM THE STRONG HIGH TO OUR NORTH-NORTHWEST. WINDS SHOULD
START TO DIMINISH ON MONDAY...AND THEN DECREASE FURTHER ON
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. A DECREASE IN SHOWERS IS ALSO EXPECTED UNDER THE
DRIER NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW. WHILE THE OVERALL PATTERN
AMONG THE EXTENDED MODELS REMAINS SIMILAR...THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN
PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF INDIVIDUAL FEATURES. THE GENERAL PATTERN
POINTS TOWARDS A LARGER CUTOFF LOW RETROGRADING WESTWARD...AND AN
INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPING NEAR THE ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM MAY
BRING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHEAST...LEADING TO
ANOTHER PERIOD OF WET WEATHER DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
STRONG NE SFC WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM A
DISSIPATING SHEAR LINE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE EXTENSIVE MVFR CIGS
AND VIS IN NUMEROUS SHRA ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND N/NE FACING SLOPES
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AND INTO THE LATE NIGHT
PERIOD. THEREFORE AIRMET SIERRA FOR MT OBSC REMAINS IN EFFECT.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING ON KAUAI AND OAHU AS A
DRIER AIRMASS FILTERS INTO THE REGION. AREAS OF MVFR AND LOCAL IFR
ALONG WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN
SECTIONS OF THE STATE INTO MONDAY.

AIRMET TANGO FOR LOW LEVEL TURB IS ALSO IN EFFECT DUE TO STRONG LOW
LEVEL NE WINDS. WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR THE CURRENT PEAK THROUGH MUCH
OF THE NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON MONDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON THE HANALEI BUOY HAVE CLIMBED TO 18
FEET...WITH THE WAIMEA/KANEOHE/MAUI BUOYS 15-16 FEET. THESE
READINGS ARE SEVERAL FEET ABOUT WAVEWATCH III GUIDANCE. SINCE THEN THE
TREND HAS BEEN BACK DOWN A COUPLE OF FEET. THE CURRENT NORTH-NORTHEAST
SWELL HAS LIKELY PEAKED AND WILL BEGIN LOWERING OVERNIGHT. SURF
ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES WILL STILL REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH
TO KEEP THE ADVISORY THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.

THE STRONG TRADE WINDS AND THE LARGE SWELLS WILL ALSO KEEP SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS CONTINUING ACROSS ALL HAWAIIAN WATERS
THROUGH MONDAY. THE NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELL MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS
WITH SURGES IN NORTH FACING HARBORS.

ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT NORTH SWELL ARRIVING TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
BUILD WELL ABOVE THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY THRESHOLD ALONG NORTH FACING
SHORES ON WEDNESDAY. IN FACT...SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES MAY
APPROACH THE HIGH SURF WARNING LEVEL OF 25 FEET ON WEDNESDAY.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY FOR NIIHAU-KAUAI-OAHU-
MOLOKAI-LANAI-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES
OF NIIHAU...KAUAI...OAHU...MOLOKAI...MAUI...AND THE BIG ISLAND.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY FOR ALL HAWAIIAN
WATERS-

&&

DISCUSSION/MARINE...FOSTER
AVIATION...JACOBSON