COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
343 PM HST TUE NOV 17 2009

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES…

.FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS OVER AND EAST OF THE STATE WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND ROUGH SURF ACROSS EAST FACING SHORES THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

KAUAI WINDWARD-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-
MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-
WINDWARD HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
343 PM HST TUE NOV 17 2009

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

SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 6 TO 8 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. FORECAST SURF HEIGHTS ARE ESTIMATES OF THE HEIGHT OF THE FACE…OR FRONT…OF WAVES.