URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
346 PM HST MON JAN 24 2011

…A NEW WEST NORTHWEST SWELL HAS ARRIVED…

.A NEW WEST NORTHWEST SWELL WILL GENERATE ADVISORY LEVEL SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI COUNTY AND OAHU AS WELL AS FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI AND MAUI. WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL BE AFFECTED AS WELL.

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346 PM HST MON JAN 24 2011

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY.

* SURF…SURF WILL BE 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI AND MAUI AND 6 TO 10 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND.

* TIMING…SURF WILL INCREASE TONIGHT…AND REMAIN ELEVATED AT LEAST THROUGH TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS…LARGE BREAKING WAVES…STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR ALONG BEACHES DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO THIS WEST NORTHWEST SWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING POUNDING SURF…DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.