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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1239 PM HST MON MAR 23 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS...
* UNTIL 215 PM HST.
* AT 1238 PM HST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED EAST OF BIG ISLAND ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 28 NM NORTHEAST OF FAD BUOY HK TO NEAR OOKALA, 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...
FAD BUOY HK, FAD BUOY E, FAD BUOY D, FAD BUOY G, AND CAPE KUMUKAHI.
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 1943 15478 1948 15483 1952 15481 1964 15498
1974 15501 1974 15510 1985 15508 1994 15517
2011 15548 2036 15463 2007 15444 2002 15436
1987 15424 1966 15416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 294DEG 19KT 2025 15457 2004 15524
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
WROE
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