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High surf advisory for West Hawaii

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
334 AM HST WED JAN 7 2009

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR RISING SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND…

.OVERVIEW…READINGS FROM BUOY ONE LOCATED NORTHWEST OF KAUAI INDICATE THAT A LARGE WEST NORTHWEST SWELL THAT ARRIVED IN THE ISLANDS TUESDAY EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THIS MORNING. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING LARGE WAVES…STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

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334 AM HST WED JAN 7 2009

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM HST THURSDAY…

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL RISE TO HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET LATER THIS MORNING…AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

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