Warning Vector

Flood Watch

NWS Honolulu HI ยท US

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Details

Flood Watch In Effect From Wednesday Afternoon Through Saturday Afternoon

Event
Flood Watch
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Future
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Possible
Response
Prepare

Description

Overview

A potential tropical cyclone is expected to bring heavy rain to the eastern end of the state over the coming days. The track of this potential storm is uncertain, but heavry rain is likely.

What

Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

Where

Maui, Lanai, Molokai, The Big Island and Kahoolawe.

When

From Wednesday afternoon through Saturday afternoon.

Impacts

Flood prone roads and other low lying areas may be closed due to elevated runoff and overflowing streams. Urban areas may receive more significant flooding and property damage due to rapid runoff.

Additional details

- Heavy rain on the north side of a developing tropical system (the future Nolo) should develop Wednesday afternoon. Windward and southeast Big Island and windward Maui are the most likely to experience heavy rain. However, other islands in Maui County are at risk as well, and therefore are included in the watch. Very high rainfall rates, which can cause flash flooding, are possible within the entire watch area.

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Affected areas

  • Lanai Mauka
  • Kahoolawe
  • Maui Windward West
  • Maui Leeward West
  • Haleakala Summit
  • Kona
  • Kohala
  • Big Island Interior
  • Big Island Summit
  • 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

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Honolulu HI

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~45s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M35VS113NGYV7SGZ995YX8FA
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.59599f54f3e9e47644ed14ad1fd6294e24114766.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Honolulu HI
AWIPS ID
CAPHFO
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.1281
WMO heading
XOHW50
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
Hawaiian Islands (HW)
WMO bulletin number
50

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFA
NationalWeatherServiceFAA

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFAHFO
WMOidentifierWGHW60 PHFO 230048
NWSheadlineFLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.PHFO.FA.A.0013.260923T2200Z-260927T0400Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-26T18:00:00-10:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Lanai Mauka
  • Kahoolawe
  • Maui Windward West
  • Maui Leeward West
  • Haleakala Summit
  • Kona
  • Kohala
  • Big Island Interior
  • Big Island Summit
  • 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
NameValue
SAME015009
SAME015001
UGCHIZ015
UGCHIZ016
UGCHIZ017
UGCHIZ018
UGCHIZ022
UGCHIZ023
UGCHIZ026
UGCHIZ027
UGCHIZ028
UGCHIZ037
UGCHIZ038
UGCHIZ039
UGCHIZ040
UGCHIZ041
UGCHIZ042
UGCHIZ043
UGCHIZ044
UGCHIZ045
UGCHIZ046
UGCHIZ047
UGCHIZ048
UGCHIZ049
UGCHIZ050
UGCHIZ051
UGCHIZ052
UGCHIZ053
UGCHIZ054