Small Craft Advisory 91, NWS Honolulu, HI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
330 PM HST MON JUL 29 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE IS WEAKENING WHILE MOVING WEST NORTHWEST
ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND DANGEROUS SURF TO ALL
ISLANDS. A MORE TYPICAL TRADE WIND WEATHER PATTERN WILL ESTABLISH
FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK AS FLOSSIE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

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.DISCUSSION...
AS OF 2 PM HST...TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE IS LOCATED 80 MILES NNE OF
HILO...OR 145 MILES ESE OF HONOLULU. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40
MPH. CURRENT MOTION IS TO THE WNW AT 18 MPH. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
DISCUSSION FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER /TCDCP1 OR
WTPA41 PHFO/ FOR INFORMATION ON THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN AFFECTING
FLOSSIE...AND THE LATEST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT FROM WFO
HONOLULU /HLSHFO OR WTHW80 PHFO/ FOR SPECIFIC IMPACTS ACROSS THE
STATE.

LATEST MIMIC PWAT/MODEL DATA DEPICT ABUNDANT MOISTURE LINGERING
ACROSS THE AREA...KEEPING HIGH CHANCES FOR RAIN OVER THE ISLANDS
THROUGH WED. IN THE WAKE OF FLOSSIE...EXPECT HIGH PRESSURE FAR NE OF
THE ALOHA STATE TO BRING BACK A PREVAILING TRADE WIND WEATHER REGIME
ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN FROM LATE WED AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

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.AVIATION...
SIGMET ZULU REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE. WIDESPREAD
IFR CONDITIONS MAINLY IN LOW CEILINGS WILL AFFECT BIG ISLAND AND
MAUI COUNTY. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD WESTWARD TO
OAHU EARLY THIS EVENING AND TO KAUAI TONIGHT. STRONG SURFACE WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE WITH FLOSSIE...BUT THESE ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AS
FLOSSIE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. WITH THE DEEP MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH
THE TROPICAL SYSTEM...ICING IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR THE BIG ISLAND
GENERALLY BETWEEN 16KFT-22KFT. THIS MATCHES UP WITH THE DEPTH OF THE
MOISTURE LAYER APPARENT ON THE 00Z HILO SOUNDING...AND LIES WITHIN
THE TEMPERATURE RANGE OF 0C TO -12C.

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.MARINE...
SEAS AT THE HILO BAY CDIP BUOY CLIMBED RAPIDLY DURING THE MORNING
HOURS...ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE...PEAKING AT 14 FEET
AT 8 AM HST. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
FROM WFO HONOLULU /HLSHFO OR WTHW80 PHFO/ FOR SPECIFIC MARINE
IMPACTS ACROSS THE AREA.

SMALL TO MODERATE S AND SE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE. A
LARGER...LONG PERIOD S SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TUE...AND
PEAK ON WED NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS FOR S FACING SHORES.

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.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR ALL HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.

TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ALL HAWAII ISLANDS.

TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ALL HAWAIIAN WATERS.

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PUBLIC/MARINE...REYNES
AVIATION...BRAVENDER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
141 PM HST MON JUL 29 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     TROPICAL STORM   PAHOA                   19.50N 154.95W
07/29/2013                   HAWAII             HI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROUTE 123 IN PAHOA IS CLOSED FROM NANAWALE TO LAVE TREE
            STATE PARK DUE TO DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES.

1140 AM     TROPICAL STORM   PAHOA                   19.50N 154.95W
07/29/2013                   HAWAII             HI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROUTE 123 IN PAHOA IS CLOSED BETWEEN NANAWALE AND LAVA
            TREE STATE PARK DUE TO DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES.

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LEATON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
157 PM HST MON JUL 29 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     TROPICAL STORM   PAHOA                   19.50N 154.95W
07/29/2013                   HAWAII             HI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROUTE 123 IN PAHOA IS CLOSED BETWEEN NANAWALE AND LAVA
            TREE STATE PARK DUE TO DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES. POHOIKI
            ROAD IS CLOSED FROM ROUTE 123 TO LEILANI BLVD.

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LEATON