COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
346 PM HST TUE AUG 11 2009

…LARGE SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES TO CONTINUE TONIGHT…

.OVERVIEW…LARGE SURF THAT WAS GENERATED BY THE NOW DISSIPATED TROPICAL DEPRESSION FELICIA WILL PERSIST ALONG EAST FACING SHORES THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. SURF WILL SUBSIDE FROM EAST TO WEST OVERNIGHT…WITH SURF DROPPING FIRST ALONG BIG ISLAND SHORES.

NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA- MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
346 PM HST TUE AUG 11 2009

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY…

SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW THE 8 FOOT ADVISORY LEVEL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.