HIGH SURF WARNING
Issue Date: 332 PM HST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM HST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF EXPECTED FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY...
.OVERVIEW...A NEW AND VERY LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE DURING
THE DAY THURSDAY WITH WARNING LEVEL SURF EXPECTED. THE RECENT HIGH
SURF EVENTS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION SO THE NEW SWELL IS
EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RUN UP AND ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION ALONG
EXPOSED SHORELINES.
HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017-019-020-241445-
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NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST-
OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-
MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-
332 PM HST WED DEC 23 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY...
...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM HST
SATURDAY...
SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI...AND
ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU...MOLOKAI AND MAUI WILL BE 12 TO
16 FEET TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SURF WILL BEGIN TO
RISE RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO EAST ON THURSDAY WITH SURF HEIGHTS REACHING
22 TO 28 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. SURF HEIGHTS OF 30 TO 40 FEET
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SETS ON OUTER REEFS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI WILL BE 10 TO
15 FEET TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SURF WILL BEGIN TO
RISE RAPIDLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SURF HEIGHTS REACHING 15 TO
20 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. SURF HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 30 FEET WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER SETS ON OUTER REEFS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY.
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.
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...AND SEVERE BEACH
EROSION.
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BURKE
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