COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
330 AM HST SAT DEC 5 2009
…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……POWERFUL PACIFIC STORMS WILL PRODUCE LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS AND GIANT SURF ACROSS HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY…THEN SLOWLY DECLINE THROUGH SUNDAY. A SECOND AND LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO 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-
330 AM HST SAT DEC 5 2009
…HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY…
SURF WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 30 FEET WITH SETS UP TO 40 FEET ON OUTER REEFS ACROSS NORTH FACING SHORES TODAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL REACH 15 TO 20 FT TODAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN ABOVE WARNING LEVELS TONIGHT THEN FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF…IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES WELL IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET JUST BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE WAVES TO WASH ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
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-
330 AM HST SAT DEC 5 2009
…HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY…
SURF WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 14 FEET TODAY AND REMAIN AT WARNING LEVELS TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS WILL FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF…IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES WELL IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET JUST BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE WAVES TO WASH ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
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-
330 AM HST SAT DEC 5 2009
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY…
SURF ACROSS THE EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU WILL REACH 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. SURF ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 18 FEET TODAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT AND FALL BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY.
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.
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