HIGH SURF WARNING
Issue Date: 332 PM HST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 PM HST WED DEC 09 2009

...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU
KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG
ISLAND...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND NORTHEAST
FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...
.OVERVIEW...POWERFUL PACIFIC STORMS WILL PRODUCE LARGE NORTHWEST
SWELLS AND SIGNIFICANT HIGH SURF EPISODES ALONG NORTH AND WEST
FACING SHORES THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST NORTHWEST SWELL HAS
PEAKED AND WILL SLOWLY DECLINE ON SUNDAY. A SECOND AND
SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT.
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KONA-KOHALA-
327 PM HST SAT DEC 5 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY...
SURF WILL BE 8 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS WILL FALL NEAR OR
BELOW WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY...BEFORE A SECOND...LARGER SWELL
ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH SURF...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH
TIDES IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET LATE TONIGHT...WILL CAUSE WAVES TO WASH
ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.
PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED
TO REMAIN WELL 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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HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Issue Date: 403 PM HST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 600 PM HST WED DEC 09 2009

...POWERFUL PACIFIC STORMS WILL PRODUCE LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS
AND GIANT SURF ACROSS HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS OVER THE NEXT WEEK...
...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU
KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG
ISLAND...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND NORTHEAST
FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...
.OVERVIEW...A SET OF VERY POWERFUL STORMS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
WILL PRODUCE TWO SIGNIFICANT HIGH SURF EPISODES FOR THE NORTH AND
WEST FACING SHORES OF HAWAII OVER THE NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST
NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY EVENING AND PEAK ON SATURDAY.
WHILE SURF FROM THE FIRST EPISODE IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY...A SECOND AND LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL WILL
ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT.
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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-
305 PM HST FRI DEC 4 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY.
SURF WILL BEGIN TO BUILD FRIDAY EVENING AND REACH HEIGHTS OF 20 TO
30 FEET WITH SETS UP TO 40 FEET ON OUTER REEFS ACROSS NORTH FACING
SHORES ON SATURDAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL REACH 15 TO
20 FT SATURDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN ABOVE WARNING LEVELS SATURDAY
NIGHT AND FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF...IN
COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES WELL IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET JUST BEFORE
SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE WAVES TO WASH ONTO ROADS AND
PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. A SECOND AND SIGNIFICANTLY
LARGER SWELL WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.
PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED
TO REMAIN WELL 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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OLOMANA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
403 PM HST FRI DEC 4 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY.
SURF ACROSS THE EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU WILL START TO BUILD
FRIDAY EVENING AND REACH 5 TO 8 FEET ON SATURDAY. SURF ALONG THE
NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL START TO BUILD FRIDAY
EVENING AND REACH HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 18 FEET SATURDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL
REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT AND FALL BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS SUNDAY. A SECOND AND SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER SWELL WILL ARRIVE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
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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TANABE