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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
323 AM HST Tue Jan 28 2025


HIZ001-003-004-006-007-009>011-015>018-022-023-026>054-290230-
Niihau-Kauai Southwest-Kauai Mountains-Waianae Coast-
Oahu North Shore-Olomana-Central Oahu-Waianae Mountains-
Lanai Mauka-Kahoolawe-Maui Windward West-Maui Leeward West-
Haleakala Summit-Kona-Kohala-Big Island Interior-
Big Island Summits-Kauai North-Kauai East-Kauai South-
East Honolulu-Honolulu Metro-Ewa Plain-Koolau Windward-
Koolau Leeward-Molokai Windward-Molokai Southeast-Molokai North-
Molokai West-Molokai Leeward South-Lanai Windward-Lanai Leeward-
Lanai South-Maui Central Valley North-Maui Central Valley South-
Windward Haleakala-Kipahulu-South Maui/Upcountry-South Haleakala-
Big Island South-Big Island Southeast-Big Island East-
Big Island North-
323 AM HST Tue Jan 28 2025

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

An unusually strong low pressure system will develop northwest of
the state Wednesday night, pass by a couple hundred miles north 
of Kauai on Thursday, then drag a cold front eastward through the
islands Thursday night and Friday. This potent winter storm system
will bring a multi-faceted threat for significant weather hazards
to the Hawaiian Islands. Damaging gradient and downslope winds 
will be possible, particularly to the north and northeast of 
the terrain from late Wednesday night through Friday, especially 
over the smaller islands. In addition, heavy rain capable of 
producing flash flooding is expected to affect the entire island 
chain during this time. Intense rainfall rates are likely 
especially over the typically drier south and southwest facing 
slopes, where the greatest rainfall totals are expected. Finally, 
there is an enhanced risk of strong to severe thunderstorms with 
the primary threat expected to be damaging wind gusts, particularly
over the smaller islands. 

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Jelsema