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Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Captain of the Port, Capt. Michael Long, set Port Heavy Weather Condition X-RAY for all the ports on Hawai’i and Maui Islands and WH...ISKEY for ports on Oahu at noon Thursday due to the current projected path of Tropical Storm Darby. Maritime industry partners, the boating public and visitors are encouraged to prepare accordingly. #hurricanestrong Recreational boaters should secure boats and boating equipment. Owners of large boats are urged to move their vessels to protected marinas where they are less likely to break free of their moorings or be otherwise damaged. It may be advisable for smaller boats to be pulled from the water and stored in a location not prone to high winds or flooding. Regardless of location, all loose items aboard vessels need to be secured or removed. Visitors to Hawaii should heed all warnings from lifeguards and public health and safety officials. Although weather conditions may appear favorable, rip tides and high surf often impact beaches far in advance of the actual storm. Even the best swimmers can fall victim to strong storm generated waves and currents. Swimmers are urged to stay clear of beaches until local officials say the water is safe. Near shore waters may become contaminated due to runoff up to several days following a storm. The National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory for the main Hawaiian Islands and a high surf warning will go into effect at 6 p.m. Thursday. A small craft advisory for several bays and channels on the leeward side of the main Hawaiian Islands remains in effect through 6 p.m. Friday. The Coast Guard will continue to Broadcast Notice to Mariners and send out a Marine Safety Information Bulletin to notify the maritime community of port condition changes. Additionally, all maritime users are requested to monitor the progress of this hurricane and make preparations accordingly. For information on Tropical Storm Darby's progress, please visit the Central Pacific Hurricane Center web page at http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/tcpages/?storm=Darby. More at: https://goo.gl/n3s6v8

Nice work and well earned ASBP!!!!!! Your airport and fellow tenants are super proud of you guys!!!

Aloha and BIG Mahalo to Casey Haynes who is leaving the airport family here and the 297th ATC Squadron here at JRF! Good luck Casey!!!

Tsunami watch rescinded at 0837 this AM. No threat to state of Hawaii at this time!

Search off of Molokai... The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a possible downed aircraft with three people aboard approximately four miles east of Ilio ...Point, Molokai, Friday. Responding are an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, the USCGC Kittiwake (WPB 87316) an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat homeported in Honolulu, and crews from the Molokai Police Department and the National Parks Service. More information will be released once it becomes available.

Aloha and WELL DONE!!!!! Mahalo to HSM-37, 5 Sqdrn-RNZAF, CGAS Barbers and Wing TWO and VP-47 and all the families and boats and searchers that helped this end happy!

#TrackingLester: The hurricane has re-intensified, and is now a major, category 3 storm about 640 miles east of Hilo. Guy Hagi and Jennifer Robbins are here to talk about the latest forecast. Any questions? #HIwx