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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
716 AM HST FRI MAY 15 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS...
KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS...
* UNTIL 915 AM HST.
* AT 715 AM HST, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 22 NM NORTH OF FAD
BUOY BB, OR 27 NM NORTHEAST OF MOLOAA, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10
KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAD BUOY BB, FAD BUOY EK, KILAUEA LIGHTHOUSE, AND HANALEI BAY.
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.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER, STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE.
LAT...LON 2280 15903 2259 15879 2247 15871 2230 15865
2220 15934 2223 15948 2220 15951 2222 15957
2284 15983 2289 15968 2290 15934
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 144DEG 12KT 2259 15910
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
VAUGHAN
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