Alert archive / Hawaii / High Surf Warnings in 2009
High Surf Warning 7, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high surf warning at Dec 4, 2009, 4:03 PM HST for 4 counties in Hawaii. It took effect at Dec 4, 2009, 6:00 PM HST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2009, 4:03 PM HST (02:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2009, 6:00 PM HST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2009, 6:00 PM HST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
Counties Hawaii County, HI, Honolulu County, HI, Kalawao County, HI, Kauai County, HI
The nearest sounding before it
Lihue, (PHLI), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 214 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
120 WHHW40 PHFO 050203 CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 403 PM HST FRI DEC 4 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. .HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-051415- /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.W.0007.091205T0400Z-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- 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. && $$ HIZ023-026-051515- /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.W.0007.091205T0400Z-091210T0400Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 403 PM HST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY. SURF WILL BEGIN TO BUILD FRIDAY EVENING AND REACH HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 14 FEET. SURF HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN AT WARNING LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT AND FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES WELL IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET JUST BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE WAVES TO WASH ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. A SECOND AND SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER SWELL WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$ HIZ009-025-051515- /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0041.091205T0400Z-091210T0400Z/ 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. && $$ TANABE
16 follow-up statements
838 WHHW40 PHFO 050206 CCA CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 405 PM HST FRI DEC 4 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. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-051415- /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.W.0007.091205T0400Z-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- 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. && $$ HIZ023-026-051530- /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.W.0007.091205T0400Z-091210T0400Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 405 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 8 TO 14 FEET. SURF HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN AT 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. && $$ HIZ009-025-051530- /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0041.091205T0400Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 405 PM HST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY. SURF ACROSS THE EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU WILL START TO BUILD FRIDAY EVENING AND REACH 5 TO 8 FEET ON SATURDAY. SURF ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL START TO BUILD FRIDAY EVENING AND REACH HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 18 FEET SATURDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT AND FALL BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY. A SECOND AND SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER SWELL WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ TANABE
762 WHHW40 PHFO 051330 CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 330 AM HST SAT DEC 5 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 GIANT SURF ACROSS HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY...THEN SLOWLY DECLINE THROUGH SUNDAY. A SECOND AND LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-060230- /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- 330 AM HST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 30 FEET WITH SETS UP TO 40 FEET ON OUTER REEFS ACROSS NORTH FACING SHORES TODAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL REACH 15 TO 20 FT TODAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN ABOVE WARNING LEVELS TONIGHT THEN FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES WELL IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET JUST BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING 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. && $$ HIZ023-026-060230- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 330 AM HST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 14 FEET TODAY AND REMAIN AT WARNING LEVELS TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS WILL FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES WELL IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET JUST BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE WAVES TO WASH ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$ HIZ009-025-060230- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 330 AM HST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF ACROSS THE EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU WILL REACH 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. SURF ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 18 FEET TODAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT AND FALL BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY. 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. && $$ HUI
082 WHHW40 PHFO 060127 CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 327 PM HST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .OVERVIEW...POWERFUL PACIFIC STORMS WILL PRODUCE LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS AND SIGNIFICANT HIGH SURF EPISODES ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST NORTHWEST SWELL HAS PEAKED AND WILL SLOWLY DECLINE ON SUNDAY. A SECOND AND SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-061430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 327 PM HST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF WILL BE 15 TO 25 FEET WITH SETS UP TO 35 FEET ON OUTER REEFS ACROSS NORTH FACING SHORES TONIGHT. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 15 TO 20 FT TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS WILL FALL NEAR OR BELOW WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY...BEFORE A SECOND...LARGER SWELL ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH SURF...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET LATE TONIGHT...WILL CAUSE WAVES TO WASH ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$ HIZ023-026-061430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ 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. && $$ HIZ009-025-061430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 327 PM HST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF ACROSS THE EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT...WITH SETS UP TO 12 FEET ALONG COAST EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL. SURF ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL BE 10 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS WILL FALL NEAR OR BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY...BEFORE A SECOND...LARGER SWELL ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ BRAVENDER
022 WHHW40 PHFO 061354 CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 354 AM HST SUN DEC 6 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...CURRENT NORTHWEST SWELL WILL SLOWLY DECLINE TODAY... THOUGH A SECOND AND SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-070300- /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- 354 AM HST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 15 TO 25 FEET WITH 35 FOOT SETS ON THE OUTER REEFS TODAY...THEN INCREASING RAPIDLY TONIGHT AND REACHING 30 TO 40 FEET WITH 50 FOOT SETS ON THE OUTER REEFS MONDAY. THE HIGH SURF...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES 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. && $$ HIZ023-026-070300- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 354 AM HST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF WILL BE 6 TO 12 FEET TODAY THEN INCREASING RAPIDLY TONIGHT AND REACHING 15 TO 20 FEET MONDAY. THE HIGH SURF...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES LATE TONIGHT...WILL CAUSE WAVES TO WASH ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$ HIZ009-025-070300- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 354 AM HST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF ACROSS THE EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET... WITH SETS UP TO 12 FEET ALONG COAST EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL TODAY. SURF ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL BE 10 TO 18 FEET TODAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A LARGER SWELL ARRIVES. 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. && $$
844 WHHW40 PHFO 070133 CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 333 PM HST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .OVERVIEW...FORERUNNERS OF THE NEXT LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVED AT BUOY 51101 LOCATED NORTHWEST OF KAUAI SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL TIME FROM THE BUOY TO THE ISLANDS WILL PUT WARNING LEVEL SURF ALONG AFFECTED NORTH...WEST AND EAST FACING SHORES TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE DANGEROUS LARGE SWELL WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY. HIZ009-025-071445- /O.UPG.PHFO.SU.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ /O.EXB.PHFO.SU.W.0007.091207T0133Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 333 PM HST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL RISE TO 10 TO 18 FEET MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-071445- /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- 333 PM HST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT... REACHING 30 TO 40 FEET WITH 50 FOOT SETS ON THE OUTER REEFS MONDAY. THE HIGH SURF...COMBINED WITH A TWO FOOT HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WAVES WASHING 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. && $$ HIZ023-026-071445- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 333 PM HST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF WILL INCREASE ALONG COASTS EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL LATE TONIGHT...REACHING 15 TO 20 FEET MONDAY. THE HIGH SURF...COMBINED WITH A TWO FOOT HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING... MAY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WAVES WASHING ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$ CRAIG
928 WHHW40 PHFO 070205 CCA CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 404 PM HST SUN DEC 6 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 UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .OVERVIEW...FORERUNNERS OF THE NEXT LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVED AT BUOY 51101 LOCATED NORTHWEST OF KAUAI SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL TIME FROM THE BUOY TO THE ISLANDS WILL PUT WARNING LEVEL SURF ALONG AFFECTED NORTH...WEST AND EAST FACING SHORES TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE DANGEROUS LARGE SWELL WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY. HIZ009-025-071530- /O.UPG.PHFO.SU.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ /O.EXB.PHFO.SU.W.0007.091207T0204Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 404 PM HST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL RISE TO 10 TO 18 FEET MONDAY. 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. && $$ HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-071530- /O.COR.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 404 PM HST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT... REACHING 30 TO 40 FEET WITH 50 FOOT SETS ON THE OUTER REEFS MONDAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL RISE TO 20 TO 30 FEET. THE HIGH SURF...COMBINED WITH A TWO FOOT HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WAVES WASHING ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$ HIZ023-026-071530- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 404 PM HST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF WILL INCREASE ALONG COASTS EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL LATE TONIGHT...REACHING 15 TO 20 FEET MONDAY. THE HIGH SURF...COMBINED WITH A TWO FOOT HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING... MAY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WAVES WASHING 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. && $$ CRAIG
742 WHHW40 PHFO 071341 CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 341 AM HST MON DEC 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR SHORES FACING NORTH AND WEST ON NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND FACING WEST AND NORTHEAST ON THE BIG ISLAND... .OVERVIEW...A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD WARNING-LEVEL SURF ALONG AFFECTED SHORES FACING NORTH...WEST...AND EAST TODAY. THE DANGEROUSLY LARGE SURF LIKELY WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR INTO WEDNESDAY. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-080245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 341 AM HST MON DEC 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF ALONG NORTH-FACING SHORES WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 30 TO 40 FEET AT THE COAST...AND 50 FEET ON THE OUTER REEFS TODAY. SURF ALONG WEST-FACING SHORES WILL RISE TO 20 TO 30 FEET. THE HIGH SURF...COMBINED WITH A TWO-FOOT HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING...WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WAVES WASHING ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE...PRODUCING VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING NEAR THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN FAR AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$ HIZ023-026-080245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 341 AM HST MON DEC 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF ALONG COASTS EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 FEET TODAY. THE HIGH SURF...COMBINED WITH A TWO-FOOT HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING...WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WAVES WASHING ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. 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. && $$ HIZ009-025-080245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 341 AM HST MON DEC 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF ALONG EAST-FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND NORTHEAST-FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL RISE TO 10 TO 18 FEET TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE...PRODUCING VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING NEAR THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN FAR AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$
512 WHHW40 PHFO 080119 CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 319 PM HST MON DEC 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR SHORES FACING NORTH AND WEST ON NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND FACING WEST AND NORTHEAST ON THE BIG ISLAND... .OVERVIEW...A VERY LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL GENERATED OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC A FEW DAYS AGO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING SURF TO EXPOSED SHORES FACING NORTH...WEST... AND EAST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-081430- /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- 319 PM HST MON DEC 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF OF 30 TO 40 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES... WITH SOME SETS OF 50 FEET ON THE OUTER REEFS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE TO 30 FEET. THE HIGH SURF...COMBINED WITH A TWO FOOT HIGH TIDE TUESDAY MORNING... WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WAVES WASHING ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. 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. && $$ HIZ023-026-081430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 319 PM HST MON DEC 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF OF 15 TO 20 FEET IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG COASTS EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH SURF...COMBINED WITH A TWO FOOT HIGH TIDE TUESDAY MORNING... WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WAVES WASHING ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE...PRODUCING VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING NEAR THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN FAR AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$ HIZ009-025-081430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 319 PM HST MON DEC 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF OF 10 TO 18 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG EAST-FACING SHORES OF OAHU...AND NORTHEAST-FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT THROUGH 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. && $$ R BALLARD/CRAIG/KELLY
437 WHHW40 PHFO 081336 CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 336 AM HST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR SHORES FACING NORTH AND WEST ON NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND FACING WEST AND NORTHEAST ON THE BIG ISLAND... .OVERVIEW...A VERY LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL FORMED OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC A FEW DAYS AGO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING SURF TO EXPOSED SHORES FACING NORTH...WEST... AND EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-090245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 336 AM HST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF 30 TO 40 FEET HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ALONG NORTH-FACING SHORES THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH SOME SETS APPROACHING 50 FEET ON THE OUTER REEFS. SURF ALONG WEST-FACING SHORES WILL REACH 30 FEET. THE HIGH SURF...COMBINED WITH A TWO-FOOT HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING...WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WAVES WASHING ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE...PRODUCING VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING NEAR THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN FAR AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$ HIZ023-026-090245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 336 AM HST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF 15 TO 20 FEET HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALONG COASTS EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE HIGH SURF... COMBINED WITH A TWO-FOOT HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING...WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WAVES WASHING ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. 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. && $$ HIZ009-025-090245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 336 AM HST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF 10 TO 18 FEET HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ALONG EAST-FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND NORTHEAST-FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE...PRODUCING VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING NEAR THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN FAR AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$
365 WHHW40 PHFO 090117 CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 317 PM HST TUE DEC 8 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 THE WEST SHORE 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. HIZ009-023-025-026-091430- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0042.091209T0117Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- 317 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. && $$ HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-091430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 317 PM HST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF WILL BE 30 TO 40 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL 50 FOOT WAVES ON OUTER REEFS...LOWERING TO 25 TO 35 FEET WEDNESDAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL 15 TO 25 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 FEET WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE...PRODUCING VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING NEAR THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN FAR AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$
995 WHHW40 PHFO 090123 CCA CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 322 PM HST TUE DEC 8 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. HIZ009-023-025-026-091445- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0042.091209T0122Z-091210T0400Z/ 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. && $$ HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-091445- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 322 PM HST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... SURF WILL BE 30 TO 40 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL 50 FOOT WAVES ON OUTER REEFS...LOWERING TO 25 TO 35 FEET WEDNESDAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL 15 TO 25 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 FEET WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE...PRODUCING VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE GOING NEAR THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN FAR AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. && $$
215 WHHW40 PHFO 091338 CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 338 AM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF 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 NORTHWEST SWELL WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TODAY...BUT SURF WILL REMAIN VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST SHORES. THE EAST FACING SHORES OF SOME OF THE ISLANDS...AND THE WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...ARE FORECAST TO BE AT ADVISORY SIZE. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-100245- /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- 338 AM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... SURF WILL BE 25 TO 35 FEET AND SLOWLY LOWERING TODAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 10 TO 20 FEET AND SLOWLY LOWERING. 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. && $$ HIZ009-023-025-026-100245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- 338 AM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SURF WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG EAST FACING SHORES EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL TODAY. THE WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL BE 6 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ CRAIG
668 WHHW40 PHFO 091627 AAA CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 627 AM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF 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 NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE DECREASING THROUGH TODAY...BUT SURF IS VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST SHORES. THE EAST FACING SHORES OF SOME OF THE ISLANDS...AND THE WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...ARE FORECAST TO BE AT ADVISORY SIZE. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-100400- /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- 627 AM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... SURF WILL BE 20 TO 25 FEET WITH OCCASIONALLY BIGGER SETS ON OUTER REEFS THIS MORNING AND SLOWLY LOWERING THROUGH THE DAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 12 TO 20 FEET AND ALSO LOWERING. 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. && $$ HIZ009-023-025-026-100400- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- 627 AM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... SURF WILL BE 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG EAST FACING SHORES AND ALSO ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND THAT EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
477 WHHW40 PHFO 091636 AAB CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 636 AM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF 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 NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE DECREASING THROUGH TODAY...BUT SURF IS VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST SHORES. THE EAST FACING SHORES OF SOME OF THE ISLANDS... AND THE WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...ARE FORECAST TO BE AT ADVISORY SIZE. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017>020-100400- /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- 636 AM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... SURF WILL BE 20 TO 25 FEET WITH OCCASIONALLY BIGGER SETS ON OUTER REEFS THIS MORNING AND SLOWLY LOWERING THROUGH THE DAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 12 TO 20 FEET AND ALSO LOWERING. 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. && $$ HIZ009-023-025-026-100400- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- 636 AM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... SURF WILL BE 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG EAST FACING SHORES AND ALSO ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND THAT EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
229 WHHW40 PHFO 100208 RRA CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 317 PM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... .OVERVIEW...THE CURRENT NORTH NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS SWELL EPISODE HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY LONG LIVED SINCE IT BEGAN LAST SUNDAY NIGHT. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017-019-020-101430- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0043.091210T0117Z-091211T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 317 PM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE FORMER HIGH SURF WARNING. SURF WILL BE LOWERING TO 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET AND ALSO LOWERING. 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. && $$ HIZ018-100230- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ MAUI LEEWARD WEST- 317 PM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... SURF HAS DROPPED TO JUST UNDER THE WARNING AND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. $$ HIZ009-023-025-026-100230- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- 317 PM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... SURF HAS DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY SIZE. $$
229 WHHW40 PHFO 100208 RRA CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 317 PM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... .OVERVIEW...THE CURRENT NORTH NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS SWELL EPISODE HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY LONG LIVED SINCE IT BEGAN LAST SUNDAY NIGHT. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017-019-020-101430- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0043.091210T0117Z-091211T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 317 PM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE FORMER HIGH SURF WARNING. SURF WILL BE LOWERING TO 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET AND ALSO LOWERING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ HIZ018-100230- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ MAUI LEEWARD WEST- 317 PM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... SURF HAS DROPPED TO JUST UNDER THE WARNING AND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. $$ HIZ009-023-025-026-100230- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-091210T0400Z/ OLOMANA-KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- 317 PM HST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... SURF HAS DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY SIZE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high surf warning went out at Dec 4, 4:00 PM HST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 4:00 PM HST, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 400 PM HST FRI DEC 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAKENING COLD FRONT JUST EAST OF MAUI WILL MOVE TO THE BIG ISLAND THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THIS WEEKEND...ALLOWING FOR DAYTIME SEA BREEZES AND NIGHTTIME LAND BREEZES TO DEVELOP. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL REACH KAUAI SUNDAY NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE AS IT APPROACHES OAHU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE STATE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BRINGING A RETURN TO TRADE WINDS. && .DISCUSSION... WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A SHARP UPPER TROUGH ABOUT 700 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF THE STATE. THE MAIN COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL...WITH CLOUDS ALONG IT BECOMING QUITE ISOLATED. A LARGER AREA OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS IN A PRE-FRONTAL CONVERGENCE BAND HAS MOVED EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND. REGIONAL RADARS SHOW MOST SHOWER ACTIVITY IS LOCATED EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND...WITH ONLY ISOLATED RETURNS ACROSS THE REST OF THE STATE. THE UPPER TROUGH PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE STATE. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN...EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING NEAR THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT. MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB STEADILY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AS UPPER LEVEL HEIGHTS REBUILD BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE...CAUSING THE AIRMASS TO BECOME INCREASINGLY STABLE. HOWEVER...FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM THE 12Z GFS SHOW ELEVATED INVERSION HEIGHTS LINGERING OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GIVEN THE ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND LOW-LEVEL INSTABILITY...HAVE ADJUSTED THE PRECIP FORECAST UPWARD A TOUCH. THE LAST FEW RUNS OF THE GFS HAVE BEEN TRENDING FASTER WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT SET TO APPROACH THE STATE. THE 12Z18Z RUNS BRING THE FRONT TO KAUAI SUNDAY NIGHT AS OPPOSED TO MONDAY. THE CURRENT RUNS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE FRONT DISSIPATING AS IT APPROACHES OAHU. HAVE ADJUSTED THE WIND AND WEATHER FORECAST TO REFLECT THIS FASTER TIMING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTHWEST OF THE STATE BEHIND THE FRONT ON MONDAY...AND MOVE NORTH OF THE STATE ON TUESDAY. THIS HIGH WILL BRING A RETURN TO TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE ISLANDS. THE GFS AND ECMWF BOTH SHOW THE HIGH CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD...WITH THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS REMAINING JUST NORTH OF THE STATE. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY WHEN THE RIDGE DIPS SOUTHWARD TOWARD KAUAI...CAUSING WINDS TO REVERT TO A LIGHT WIND/LAND-SEA BREEZE PATTERN. HOWEVER...THE GFS HAS JUST TRENDED TOWARD THIS SOLUTION. WINDS ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS HAVE FINALLY DROPPED BELOW WARNING LEVELS. IN FACT...THEN HAVE ALSO DIPPED BELOW THE 30 MPH ADVISORY THRESHOLD. THEREFORE WE WILL CANCEL THE HIGH WIND WARNING WITH THIS PACKAGE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. && .MARINE... HAVE ISSUED HIGH SURF WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES BEGINNING AT 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR SPECIFICS. THE SWELL HEIGHTS AT BUOY 51001 AND 51101 NORTHWEST OF THE STATE HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WAVEWATCH III GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW THE SWELL FILLING IN THIS EVENING ACROSS THE STATE. THE SWELL WILL PEAK OVERNIGHT NEAR KAUAI...LATE TONIGHT NEAR OAHU...AND EARLY SATURDAY NEAR MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. THE INCOMING SWELL WAS GENERATED BY A COMPACT HURRICANE FORCE LOW FAR NORTHWEST OF THE STATE...COMBINED WITH A LARGE FETCH OF GALE FORCE WINDS EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO 30N. BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT TRAVEL TIME FROM THESE TWO GENERATION AREAS...ENERGY FROM MULTIPLE WAVE PERIODS WILL ARRIVE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOODING POTENTIAL DUE TO WAVE SETUP...WHERE THE INCOMING WAVES WILL ALLOW LESS TIME FOR PREVIOUS WATER TO DRAIN AWAY. A SPRING TIDE WILL ALSO LEAD TO HIGHER WATERS LEVELS SATURDAY MORNING...AND GREATER POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL INUNDATION. HIGH TIDES WILL BE 2.3 FEET/620 AM AT NAWILIWILI...2.5 FEET/630 AM AT HONOLULU...AND 2.8 FEET/511 AM AT KAHULUI. THE INCOMING SWELL WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY...BUT WILL QUICKLY BE FOLLOWED BY AN EVEN LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SECOND SWELL WILL BE GENERATED BY A LARGE LOW THAT WILL OCCLUDE FAR NORTH NORTHWEST OF THE STATE TOMORROW...AND CREATE A VERY LARGE AND PERSISTENT FETCH OF STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. GIVEN THE QUICK TIMING BETWEEN THESE TWO SWELLS...WE WILL CARRY THE HIGH SURF HEADLINES THROUGH BOTH EVENTS. BY THE TIME THE FIRST SWELL DIMINISHES...THE SECOND SWELL WILL BE BUILDING WITHIN 24 HOURS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MOST COASTAL ZONES FOR THE LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TONIGHT. GIVEN THE TWO SWELLS BACK TO BACK...THE SMALL CRAFT WILL LIKELY RUN THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF WARNING UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU...KAUAI...OAHU...MOLOKAI...AND MAUI...AND FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU...AND FOR NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-KAUAI CHANNEL- OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-KAIWI CHANNEL-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM HST SUNDAY FOR BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS. && BRAVENDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 4:03 PM HST | High Surf Advisory | HFO | Honolulu | 48 hr |
Nearby
High Surf Warnings in Hawaii, 2009Every high surf warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.