URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
335 AM HST TUE JAN 25 2011

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU KAUAI AND NIIHAU…

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI AND MAUI…

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY 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-
335 AM HST TUE JAN 25 2011

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING.

* SURF…HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI. SURF WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET ACROSS WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND.

* TIMING…SURF WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TODAY AND MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO WEDNESDAY.

* 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.

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
334 PM HST TUE JAN 25 2011

KONA-KOHALA-
334 PM HST TUE JAN 25 2011

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

SURF HAS DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLD ACROSS WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS THEREFORE CANCELLED FOR THIS AREA.