Special Weather Statement, NWS Honolulu, HI

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
1030 PM HST Sun Feb 18 2018

.UPDATE...
A winter weather advisory has been issued for the Haleakala
Summit above 9000 ft. Temperatures have already lowered to
freezing this evening at station MEES near the summit, which
should hold through the early morning hours Monday. Snow
accumulations up to 2" with locally higher amounts will be
possible.

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.SYNOPSIS...
The potential for flash flooding and strong thunderstorms will
continue through the overnight hours over portions of the state
as an upper disturbance and surface trough remain in place. The
threat will begin to diminish late Monday through Tuesday as the
upper disturbance begins to lift north and away from the state and
some drier air begins to fill in from the west. Light east to
southeast winds, likely giving way to daytime sea breezes and
overnight land breezes, and isolated to scattered showers will
remain possible through midweek. A return of unsettled weather
will become a possibility once again Thursday through the upcoming
weekend as another upper low drops south into the area.

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.DISCUSSION...
After a very active period over much of the state (14.52" at
Waiahole on Oahu was measured in the past 24 hrs through 7 PM HST)
this afternoon/early evening, recent satellite and radar trends
depict a gradual improving trend as rainfall rates have lowered over
the western end of the state. For Maui County and the Big Island,
however, the threat for flash flooding and strong thunderstorms will
persist into the overnight period. Radar depicts strong storms
developing and moving ashore along the leeward Big Island coast
bringing heavy downpours and gusty winds in excess of 40 mph.

The latest hi-res model reflectivities support this active trend
continuing over the eastern end of the state overnight, then
beginning to shift east and northeast of the islands through the day
Monday as the upper-level low steadily lifts northward and away from
the state. A drying trend is depicted over the western end of the
state overnight into Monday with model precipitable water (PW)
values trending down toward an inch.

Monday night through midweek, the upper low continues to lift
northeast and away from the state, allowing the atmosphere to
become more stable. As an associated mid-level dry slot moves in
from the W, the threat of heavy rain/thunderstorms will diminish.
Light to moderate E to SE winds are expected through Thursday as a
surface high will be centered to the distant NE, and the trough
drifts and lingers to the NW of the islands. Light east to
southeast winds, likely giving way to daytime sea breezes and
overnight land breezes, and isolated to scattered showers will
remain possible, especially through the afternoon periods.

Thursday through the upcoming weekend, guidance remains in decent
agreement and suggests a return of unsettled weather setting up over
the state as another upper low drops south into the area. Plenty of
moisture is shown pooling northward over the state beginning late
Thursday through Friday (PWs 1.5-1.8"). Provided the grounds already
being saturated from this event, flash flooding will be a concern
through this extended period, as well as strong thunderstorms.
Additional fine tuning of the forecast for this period will be
likely through the early portion of the week as forecast confidence
rises.

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.AVIATION...
With a slow-moving surface trough in the area, an upper trough
near Kauai, and plenty of low-level moisture; the atmosphere
continues to be very unstable. Intense showers and thunderstorms
are possible through Monday, especially for the eastern part of
the island chain. MVFR and isolated IFR conditions will occur, so
AIRMET SIERRA remains in effect for MTN OBSC and IFR.

The trough aloft will also make turbulence likely. AIRMET TANGO
remains in effect for turbulence above FL200.

The trough is also producing layered middle and high clouds. Light
icing will be possible in this cloudiness above the freezing
level.

&&

.MARINE...
Scattered strong thunderstorms and locally heavy downpours will
continue over most Hawaiian waters overnight, with a gradual
improving trend from west to east across the area on Monday.
Expect reduced visibilities, gusty and shifting winds, frequent
lightning, and possibly small hail and waterspouts in the
stronger thunderstorms.

Small to moderate northwest swells will continue through early
Tuesday, with surf remaining below advisory level along north and
west facing shores. However, a longer period, west-northwest swell
is expected to spread down the island chain beginning late
Tuesday and peaking Wednesday. This may cause surf to approach
advisory level along some north and west facing shores, especially
Kauai and Niihau, during the peak of the event. This swell will
gradually subside Thursday, but another west-northwest swell is
expected Thursday night into Friday, then fading into the weekend.

A long fetch due to the flow around a surface high over the
northeastern Pacific will send a short-period east swell into the
local waters during the next several days. This swell is forecast
to increase Monday night and Tuesday, with resulting surf likely
reaching the advisory threshold of 8 feet along most east facing
shores Tuesday. This east swell may subside slightly Wednesday,
but then is forecast to increase again Thursday and remain
elevated into the weekend.

Combined seas may increase to around 10 feet over most windward
waters starting Wednesday due to the combination of west-northwest
and east swells, and local wind waves. A Small Craft Advisory may
be needed through the end of the work week.

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.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flash Flood Watch through Monday afternoon for Niihau-Kauai-Oahu-
Molokai-Lanai-Kahoolawe-Maui-Kona-South Big Island-Big Island
North and East-Kohala-Big Island Interior.

Winter Weather Advisory until 6 PM HST Monday for Haleakala
Summit-Big Island Summits.

&&

AVIATION...Kinel
MARINE...Jacobson
REST OF DISCUSSION/UPDATE...Gibbs

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
650 PM HST SUN FEB 18 2018

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E KAILUA-KONA         19.64N 155.98W
02/18/2018                   HAWAII             HI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWNED NEAR THE HENRY AND PALANI INTERSECTION
            BLOCKING THE ROAD.

&&

JGIBBS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
653 PM HST SUN FEB 18 2018

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E KAILUA-KONA         19.64N 155.98W
02/18/2018                   HAWAII             HI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWNED ON THE SHOULDER OF ALII DRIVE.

&&

JGIBBS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
659 PM HST SUN FEB 18 2018

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

0645 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E HAWAII KAI          21.28N 157.69W
02/18/2018                   HONOLULU           HI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING NEAR KEALAHOU AND
            KALANIANAOLE HWY.

&&

JGIBBS

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
1047 PM HST SUN FEB 18 2018

HIZ023-024-027-190930-
Kona-Big Island Interior-South Big Island-
1047 PM HST SUN FEB 18 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY...

At 1044 PM HST, a strong thunderstorm was approaching the leeward
Big Island coast, near or just north of Milolii, moving northeast at
15 to 20 mph.

Pea size hail and winds up to 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Captain Cook, Honaunau, Hawaiian Ocean View, Milolii and Hawaii
Volcanoes Park Kahuku Unit.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 1910 15592 1936 15589 1945 15593 1948 15593
      1949 15595 1950 15595 1952 15584 1919 15565
TIME...MOT...LOC 0844Z 231DEG 15KT 1926 15598

Gibbs