...HURRICANE MADELINE APPROACHING THE STATE FROM THE EAST...
.NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED.
.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF
LOCATIONS WITHIN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND.
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND FROM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF THE
BIG ISLAND FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MADELINE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.6N...LONGITUDE 145.5W...OR ABOUT 630 MILES EAST OF
HILO HAWAII...OR ABOUT 825 MILES EAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
HURRICANE MADELINE IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT
WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 12 PM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
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