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Special Marine Warning 73, NWS Honolulu, HI

December 6, 2021

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this special marine warning at Dec 6, 2021, 12:26 PM HST. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Dec 6, 2021, 12:26 PM HST (22:26 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 1:30 PM HST
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Honolulu, HI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
40.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Dec 6, 10:01 AM HST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 10:01 AM HST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 6, 7:39 AM HST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
739 AM HST Mon Dec 6 2021

HIZ023-027-028-051>053-061830-
Big Island South HI-Big Island Summit HI-Kona HI-
Big Island Interior HI-Big Island Southeast HI-Big Island East HI-
739 AM HST Mon Dec 6 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Hawaii in Hawaii
County through 830 AM HST...

At 738 AM HST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a waterspout 6 miles west of Wood Valley, or 37
miles southeast of Kailua-Kona, moving north at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Waterspouts, winds in excess of 40 mph, and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
         hazardous waters. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs
         and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Volcano, Naalehu, Pahala, Wood Valley, Kawa Flats, Hawaiian Ocean
View, Punaluu Beach, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Discovery
Harbour, Hawaii Volcanoes Park Kahuku Unit, Waiohinu and Milolii.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 1897 15572 1904 15588 1910 15592 1930 15589
      1957 15527 1927 15516 1927 15529 1921 15536
      1913 15551 1908 15556 1904 15556 1891 15568
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 160DEG 57KT 1925 15558

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Foster
Local storm report, Dec 6, 8:58 AM HST, 3 hours 28 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 6, 9:01 AM HST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 6, 9:41 AM HST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 6, 11:58 AM HST, 28 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 5, 2:30 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOHawaii86 min
Dec 5, 3:18 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOKalawao3 hr
Dec 5, 3:35 PM HSTCoastal Flood StatementHFOHawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, Kalawao42 hr
Dec 5, 3:56 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFOHawaii5 hr
Dec 5, 4:27 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFOKalawao5 hr
Dec 5, 5:33 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOKalawao6 hr
Dec 5, 6:22 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFOKalawao3 hr
Dec 5, 8:02 PM HSTGale WarningHFO7 hr
Dec 5, 8:02 PM HSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHFO10 days
Dec 5, 9:16 PM HSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatHFOKalawao12 hr
Dec 5, 9:20 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFOKalawao11 hr
Dec 6, 12:37 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOHawaii11 hr
Dec 6, 3:24 AM HSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHFOHawaii12 hr
Dec 6, 3:26 AM HSTGale WarningHFO12 hr
Dec 6, 3:37 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFOHawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, Kalawao12 hr
Dec 6, 5:54 AM HSTSpecial Marine WarningHFO2 hr
Dec 6, 7:09 AM HSTSpecial Marine WarningHFO51 min
Dec 6, 7:39 AM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFOHawaii51 min
Dec 6, 7:40 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOHonolulu6 hr
Dec 6, 7:57 AM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOKauai3 hr
Dec 6, 11:30 AM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFOHawaii2 hr
Dec 6, 1:12 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFOHonolulu63 min
Dec 6, 1:16 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFOHonolulu15 hr
Dec 6, 1:20 PM HSTSpecial Marine WarningHFO55 min
Dec 6, 1:43 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOHawaii3 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.