COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE…CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
405 PM HST FRI DEC 4 2009
…POWERFUL PACIFIC STORMS WILL PRODUCE LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS AND GIANT SURF ACROSS HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS OVER THE NEXT WEEK…
…HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND…
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND…
.OVERVIEW…A SET OF VERY POWERFUL STORMS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL PRODUCE TWO SIGNIFICANT HIGH SURF EPISODES FOR THE NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF HAWAII OVER THE NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY EVENING AND PEAK ON SATURDAY. WHILE SURF FROM THE FIRST EPISODE IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY…A SECOND AND LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT.
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-
305 PM HST FRI DEC 4 2009
…HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY.
SURF WILL BEGIN TO BUILD FRIDAY EVENING AND REACH HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 30 FEET WITH SETS UP TO 40 FEET ON OUTER REEFS ACROSS NORTH FACING SHORES ON SATURDAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL REACH 15 TO 20 FT SATURDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN ABOVE WARNING LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT AND FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF…IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES WELL IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET JUST BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE WAVES TO WASH ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. A SECOND AND SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER SWELL WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS…BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS…AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.
PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
KONA-KOHALA-
405 PM HST FRI DEC 4 2009
…HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY.
SURF WILL BEGIN TO BUILD FRIDAY EVENING AND REACH HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 14 FEET. SURF HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN AT WARNING LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT AND FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF…IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES WELL IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET JUST BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE WAVES TO WASH ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. A SECOND AND SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER SWELL WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS…BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS…AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.
PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
OLOMANA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
405 PM HST FRI DEC 4 2009
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY.
SURF ACROSS THE EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU WILL START TO BUILD FRIDAY EVENING AND REACH 5 TO 8 FEET ON SATURDAY. SURF ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL START TO BUILD FRIDAY EVENING AND REACH HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 18 FEET SATURDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT AND FALL BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY. A SECOND AND SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER SWELL WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
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.
For updated surf info visit: NOAA WaveWatch 3
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