COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
350 PM HST WED APR 1 2009

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF ALL ISLANDS EXCEPT LANAI…

.OVERVIEW….FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS OVER AND TO THE EAST OF THE STATE WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND ROUGH SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES THROUGH THURSDAY. TRADE WINDS WILL EASE SLIGHTLY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…ALLOWING SURF TO GRADUALLY DECLINE.

NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
350 PM HST WED APR 1 2009

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THURSDAY…

SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 6 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.