1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 26, 3:46 PM HST, 9 minutes earlier.
NARRATIVE SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION FOR AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... THE SURFACE TROUGH WHICH IS A LITTLE MORE THAN 200 NM SOUTH WILL MOVE NORTH TO BE STATIONARY JUST TO YOUR SOUTH BY SATURDAY MORNING WHICH ALSO KEEPS THE BROAD AREA OF CONVERGENCE AND PRECIPITATION OVER YOU. OTHER PROGS SEEM TO AGREE IN THIS SCENARIO EXCEPT THEY DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PRODUCE A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER YOUR AREA AS THE GFS MODEL DOES. THE WIND FORECAST MAY THEREFORE BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE SATELLITE SHOWS CONVECTION JUST SOUTH OF THE INDEPENDENT STATE MOVING SOUTH ABOUT 10 KT. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 60 NM NORTH OF SAVAII MAY REACH THERE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH LOCAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG, GUSTY WINDS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT POSSIBLY A BIT STRONGER SUNDAY. THE 4 FOOT NORTHERLY SWELL WILL DECREASE SUNDAY. OUTLOOK MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... CONTINUED UNSTABLE AND WET CONDITIONS SINCE THE TROUGH JUST TO SOUTH LEAVES CONVERGENCE AREA OVER YOU. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. NARRATIVE DISCUSSION FOR TUVALU TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...TUVALU TIME... SATELLITE SHOWS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER YOUR ISLANDS AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING AREA. GENERAL MOVEMENT IS TO THE SOUTHEAST. THIS CONVECTION HAS PRODUCED MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE WHOLE AREA. COMPUTER FORECAST MODELS INDICATE CONTINUED CONVERGENCE AND THE ASSOCIATED WET CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT CONTINUED SHOWERY WEATHER WITH ISOLATED HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy showers caused small stream and drainage ditch flooding, and ponding of roadways in windward sections of Oahu. No serious injuries of property damage were reported.
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