MEDIA RELEASE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
333 PM HST SAT FEB 6 2010

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI…FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND…

NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KONA- KOHALA-
333 PM HST SAT FEB 6 2010

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

SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU…KAUAI…OAHU…MOLOKAI AND MAUI WILL BE 10 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT.

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU…KAUAI…OAHU AND MOLOKAI WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT.

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.