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High surf advisories for east facing shores through Sunday (April 18)

MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
333 PM HST SAT APR 17 2010

MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-
333 PM HST SAT APR 17 2010

…NORTH NORTHEAST SWELL MAY PRODUCE MODERATE HARBOR SURGES IN KAHULUI AND HILO HARBORS THROUGH TONIGHT…

A LARGE NORTH NORTHEAST SWELL MAY PRODUCE MODERATE HARBOR SURGES IN KAHULUI AND HILO HARBORS THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HARBOR SURGES…LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AT THE ENTRANCES TO THESE HARBORS. THE LARGE SWELL WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY.

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
332 PM HST SAT APR 17 2010

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

.OVERVIEW…A LARGE NORTH NORTHEAST SWELL COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GENERATED WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE ROUGH AND CHOPPY SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES.

NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
332 PM HST SAT APR 17 2010

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

SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL HAVE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS.

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