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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
809 AM HST MON MAR 23 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL...
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS...
* UNTIL 915 AM HST.
* AT 809 AM HST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED WEST OF BIG ISLAND ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 8 NM WEST OF FAD BUOY OT TO 34 NM SOUTH OF FAD BUOY JJ,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
HONOKOHAU HARBOR, FAD BUOY OT, AND KEAHOLE POINT.
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.
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER, STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE.
LAT...LON 1951 15670 1960 15672 1984 15673 1991 15699
2003 15714 2024 15657 1985 15597 1978 15605
1973 15606 1965 15602 1947 15667
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 296DEG 17KT 1991 15634 1985 15679
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
WROE
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