HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 323 PM HST TUE DEC 08 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR SHORES FACING NORTH AND WEST ON NIIHAU
KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND FOR THE
NORTHEAST AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...
.OVERVIEW...THE VERY LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL HAS CONTINUED INTO A
SECOND DAY SINCE THE SWELL GENERATING FETCH AREA DIRECTED TOWARD
HAWAII PERSISTED FOR 2 DAYS. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN DECREASING
WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS ALONG EXPOSED
NORTH ND WEST SHORES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EASTERN SHORES OF SOME
ISLANDS AS WELL AS THE LEEWARD BIG ISLAND COAST ARE NOT EXPOSED
TO THE FULL IMPACT OF THE SWELL AND ARE NOW FORECAST TO BE AT
ADVISORY SIZE.
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OLOMANA-KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
322 PM HST TUE DEC 8 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
SURF WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THE SURF WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY...EXCEPT THE WEST
BIG ISLAND WHICH WILL BE 6 TO 10 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
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