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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
308 AM HST MON MAR 23 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL...
MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS...
* UNTIL 515 AM HST.
* AT 308 AM HST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED NEAR FAD BUOY MC, OR 21 NM SOUTHWEST OF
LANAI AIRPORT, MOVING EAST AT 10 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
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...
KAUMALAPAU HARBOR, FAD BUOY MC, FAD BUOY K, AND FAD BUOY SO.
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 2033 15750 2049 15759 2053 15765 2089 15713
2079 15699 2073 15697 2074 15693 2056 15668
2053 15670 2051 15668 2052 15663 2047 15656
2004 15716
TIME...MOT...LOC 1308Z 285DEG 9KT 2053 15723
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
BOHLIN
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