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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
533 AM HST THU JAN 30 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
KAIWI CHANNEL...
MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS...
OAHU WINDWARD WATERS...
* UNTIL 730 AM HST.
* AT 532 AM HST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED 10 NM EAST OF FAD BUOY T, OR 15 NM NORTH OF
KEPUHI, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS, AND SMALL
HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS. BOATS COULD SUFFER SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE IN HIGH WINDS. SMALL CRAFT COULD CAPSIZE IN
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAD BUOY T.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR GUSTY WINDS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING SEAS, AND BLINDING
DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR GO BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE
WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 2189 15720 2188 15685 2184 15676 2183 15662
2177 15646 2122 15726 2136 15759 2200 15732
TIME...MOT...LOC 1532Z 212DEG 33KT 2146 15725
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...50KTS
BOHLIN
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