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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
315 PM HST FRI MAY 15 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
KAUAI CHANNEL...
OAHU LEEWARD WATERS...
OAHU WINDWARD WATERS...
* UNTIL 515 PM HST.
* AT 313 PM HST, A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WAS
LOCATED NEAR BARBERS POINT, OR NEAR CAMPBELL INDUSTRIAL PARK. THE
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND
INTENSE BLINDING DOWNPOURS WERE OVER THE KAUAI CHANNEL WEST OF
KAENA POINT, MOVING NORTH AT 10 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, FREQUENT
LIGHTNING, AND INTENSE DOWNPOURS.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY
HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BARBERS POINT, FAD BUOY S, FAD BUOY R, KAENA POINT, FAD BUOY HH,
FAD BUOY V, FAD BUOY BO, AND FAD BUOY CO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR GUSTY WINDS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING SEAS, AND BLINDING
DOWNPOURS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURING WITH THESE STORMS. STAY
LOW OR GO BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE
JACKETS.
LAT...LON 2196 15842 2158 15823 2157 15827 2154 15823
2148 15823 2136 15813 2130 15812 2130 15809
2096 15792 2078 15853 2109 15877 2132 15890
2143 15892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 154DEG 1KT 2124 15813
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
R BALLARD
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