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WWHW80 PHFO 232037
SPSHFO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1037 AM HST MON MAR 23 2026
HIZ023-026-027-054-232130-
KOHALA HI-KONA HI-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR HI-BIG ISLAND NORTH HI-
1037 AM HST MON MAR 23 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY THROUGH
1130 AM HST...
AT 1037 AM HST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR KAMUELA TO 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF KALAOA TO 18 MILES WEST OF HAWAIIAN OCEAN VIEW. MOVEMENT
WAS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAIPIO VALLEY, HAWI, MAHUKONA, HONAUNAU, KAMUELA, KAWAIHAE,
KAHALUU-KEAUHOU, KEALAKEKUA, KAPAAU, PUAKO, KAILUA-KONA, CAPTAIN
COOK, PUUANAHULU, WAIKOLOA VILLAGE, KAINALIU, HONALO, POLOLU VALLEY,
KOHALA RANCH, KALAOA, AND HALAULA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 1936 15589 1965 15601 1984 15599 1986 15592
2001 15582 2016 15591 2023 15591 2027 15587
2025 15577 2012 15559 2012 15553 1980 15581
1923 15585 1923 15590
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 235DEG 5KT 2003 15570 1980 15595 1917 15604
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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