HIGH SURF WARNING
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.
HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-091445-
/O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST-
OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-
MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-
WINDWARD HALEAKALA-
322 PM HST TUE DEC 8 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY...
SURF WILL BE 30 TO 40 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL 50 FOOT WAVES ON OUTER REEFS...LOWERING TO
25 TO 35 FEET WEDNESDAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL 15 TO
25 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 FEET WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL
POUND THE SHORELINE...PRODUCING VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.
PEOPLE GOING NEAR THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO
REMAIN FAR AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO
PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY
OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
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