COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
330 AM HST TUE AUG 18 2009

…LARGE SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY…

.OVERVIEW…LARGE EAST NORTHEAST SWELL GENERATED BY CURRENTLY WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO WILL BUILD RAPIDLY ALONG EXPOSED WINDWARD SHORES THIS MORNING AND HOLD THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-
BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
330 AM HST TUE AUG 18 2009

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

SURF WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES ALONG THE AFFECTED SHORES WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORE BREAK DUE TO HAZARDOUS WAVE ACTION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS.