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HURRICANE JIMENA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
245 PM HST SAT AUG 30 2003

...HURRICANE JIMENA EXPECTED TO PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS BE TAKEN BY PERSONS ON
THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII.

...WATCHES WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN
36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 2 PM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.6N
144.5W...OR ABOUT 710 MILES EAST OF HILO...AND MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST NEAR 18 MILES AN HOUR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS...

PEOPLE ON THE BIG ISLAND SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
HURRICANE CONDITIONS. SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE WIND.
HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND DOWN POWER LINES. PREPARE FOR POWER
OUTAGES AND HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...A BATTERY OPERATED RADIO AND EXTRA
BATTERIES ON HAND.

...HIGH SURF AND TIDE IMPACTS...

SURF HEIGHTS ON EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND
WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL
HIGHER SETS. THE UNUSUALLY HIGH SURF...WHEN COMBINED WITH HIGH
TIDE...MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING AND EROSION ALONG EAST AND
SOUTHEAST-FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
605 PM HST SUNDAY AND 734 AM HST MONDAY AT HONUAPO...ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE BIG ISLAND...BOTH WITH A HEIGHT OF 3.2 FEET.

...WIND IMPACTS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN
SQUALLS...WILL BEGIN AFFECTING SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND
OF HAWAII BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA IS
FORECAST TO PASS ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH POINT EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. REMEMBER THAT DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN EXTEND FAR
FROM THE CENTER...AND TRACK FORECASTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...

VERY HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BIG
ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...
LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE. ALL LOW LYING...POOR
DRAINAGE...AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT SCHEDULED LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 PM HST OR
SOONER IF NECESSARY.

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POWELL/R BALLARD/TANABE