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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
211 PM HST MON MAR 23 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS...
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS...
* UNTIL 345 PM HST.
* AT 210 PM HST, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED EAST OF BIG ISLAND ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 38 NM EAST OF FAD BUOY E TO NEAR FAD BUOY D, MOVING EAST AT
15 KNOTS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER BIG ISLAND
SOUTHEAST WATERS.
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 D, CAPE KUMUKAHI, FAD BUOY SS, AND FAD BUOY KH.
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 1924 15421 1878 15548 1927 15524 1927 15513
1935 15498 1949 15482 1953 15482 1964 15498
1971 15499 1983 15422 1972 15417 1954 15414
1943 15415
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 286DEG 17KT 1973 15424 1958 15479
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
WROE
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