COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
328 AM HST WED MAR 24 2010

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

NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
328 AM HST WED MAR 24 2010

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM HST THIS AFTERNOON…

SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU…MOLOKAI AND MAUI WILL BE 12 TO 16 FEET TODAY.

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH TODAY.

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.