Alert archive / Hawaii / High Surf Warnings in 2012
High Surf Warning 2, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high surf warning at Jan 28, 2012, 7:29 AM HST for Honolulu County, Kauai County, Hawaii. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2012, 7:29 AM HST (17:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2012, 3:38 AM HST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
Counties Honolulu County, HI, Kauai County, HI
The radar
The South Kauai radar (PHKI), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lihue, (PHLI), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
561 WHHW40 PHFO 281729 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 729 AM HST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .SWELL AT BUOY 51101 HAS BEEN BIGGER THAN FORECAST...SO WE HAVE UPGRADED THE ADVISORY TO A WARNING FOR KAUAI COUNTY...AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY TO INCLUDE WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. THE VERY LARGE SURF WILL BE FAIRLY SHORT-LIVED...SO THE ADVISORY WILL PROBABLY BE DOWNGRADED BACK TO AN ADVISORY FOR KAUAI COUNTY BEFORE THE END OF THIS EVENT. HIZ001>003-290530- /O.UPG.PHFO.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.W.0002.120128T1729Z-120130T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD- 729 AM HST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY. THIS HIGH SURF WARNING REPLACES THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL BE 20 TO 25 FT ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI.. * TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TODAY...REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON SUNDAY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS SWELL. STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. && $$ HIZ023-290530- /O.EXA.PHFO.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ KONA- 729 AM HST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY. * SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL BUILD TO HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 12 FT. * TIMING...SURF WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL GRADUALLY LOWER ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. && $$ HIZ006>008-012-013-017-019-020-290530- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 729 AM HST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL BUILD TO HEIGHTS OF 18 TO 22 FT ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...AND 10 TO 15 FT ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI. * TIMING...SURF WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL GRADUALLY LOWER ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. && $$ DONALDSON
3 follow-up statements
973 WHHW40 PHFO 282000 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1000 AM HST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI...NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI...AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .SWELL AT THE WAIMEA BUOY HAS REACHED 12 FT SO WE HAVE EXTENDED THE WARNING TO INCLUDE THE NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU. THE VERY LARGE SURF WILL BE FAIRLY SHORT-LIVED...SO THE WARNING WILL PROBABLY BE DOWNGRADED BACK TO AN ADVISORY FOR KAUAI COUNTY AND OAHU BEFORE THE END OF THIS EVENT. HIZ007-008-290900- /O.UPG.PHFO.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ /O.EXA.PHFO.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- 1000 AM HST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL BUILD TO HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 25 FT ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU. * TIMING...SURF WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL GRADUALLY LOWER ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS SWELL. STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. && $$ HIZ001>003-290900- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD- 1000 AM HST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY. * SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL BE 20 TO 25 FT ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI.. * TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TODAY...REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON SUNDAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SWELL. STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. && $$ HIZ006-012-013-017-019-020-023-290900- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ WAIANAE COAST-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KONA- 1000 AM HST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY. * SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL BUILD TO HEIGHTS OF 18 TO 22 FT ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...AND 10 TO 15 FT ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI. * TIMING...SURF WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL GRADUALLY LOWER ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. && $$
997 WHHW40 PHFO 290132 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 332 PM HST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI...NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI...AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL CONTINUES TO ROLL IN TO THE ISLANDS. THE VERY LARGE SURF WILL BE FAIRLY SHORT-LIVED...SO THE WARNING WILL PROBABLY BE DOWNGRADED BACK TO AN ADVISORY FOR KAUAI COUNTY AND OAHU BEFORE THE END OF THIS EVENT. HIZ001>003-007-008-291430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- 332 PM HST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL BE 20 TO 25 FT ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU. * TIMING...SURF WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL GRADUALLY LOWER ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS SWELL. STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. && $$ HIZ006-012-013-017-019-020-023-291430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ WAIANAE COAST-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KONA- 332 PM HST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL BE 18 TO 22 FT ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI AND MAUI...10 TO 15 FT ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND 6 TO 8 FT ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. * TIMING...SURF WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL GRADUALLY LOWER ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. && $$ DONALDSON
237 WHHW40 PHFO 291338 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 338 AM HST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI...NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI...AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL DIMINISHED OVERNIGHT AND INTO THIS MORNING. THE LARGEST SURF WAS SHORT-LIVED...SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY FOR KAUAI COUNTY AND OAHU BEFORE THE END OF THE EVENT. HOWEVER...SURF IN AFFECTED AREAS WILL REMAIN LARGE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HIZ001>003-007-008-300245- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ /O.EXA.PHFO.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- 338 AM HST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... ...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 THIS EVENING. THE HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 18 TO 22 FT ALONG NORTH-FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI AND MAUI...10 TO 15 FT ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND 6 TO 8 FT ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. * TIMING...SURF WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. && $$ HIZ006-012-013-017-019-020-023-300245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ WAIANAE COAST-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KONA- 338 AM HST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 18 TO 22 FT ALONG NORTH-FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI AND MAUI...10 TO 15 FT ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND 6 TO 8 FT ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. * TIMING...SURF WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 3:30 PM HST | Small Craft Advisory | HFO | 5 days | |
| Jan 27, 3:31 PM HST | High Surf Advisory | HFO | Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, Kalawao | 42 hr |
| Jan 28, 10:10 AM HST | Fire Weather Watch | HFO | 6 hr |
Nearby
High Surf Warnings in Hawaii, 2012Every high surf warning in 2012
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.