Alert archive / Hawaii / High Surf Warnings in 2014
High Surf Warning 3, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high surf warning at Jan 21, 2014, 8:00 AM HST for 4 counties in Hawaii. It took effect at Jan 22, 2014, 12:00 AM HST. It was in force for 3 days. 32 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2014, 8:00 AM HST (18:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2014, 12:00 AM HST
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2014, 3:30 AM HST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
Counties Hawaii County, HI, Honolulu County, HI, Kalawao County, HI, Kauai County, HI
The radar
The Molokai radar (PHMO), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 3:30 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Kailua, HI | 1100 PEOPLE LOST POWER IN ENCHANTED LAKE. |
| Jan 22, 5:37 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Maunawili, HI | RIGHT LANE PALI HIGHWAY CLOSED...KAILUA BOUND...AT TUNNEL. FALLEN TREES AND DEBRIS. |
| Jan 22, 8:45 AM HST | HIGH SURF | 4 E Princeville, HI | PERIODIC WAVE WASH UP ON ANINI BEACH ROAD...REMAINS OPEN. |
| Jan 22, 8:45 AM HST | HIGH SURF | Hanalei, HI | WAVES WASHING UP ONTO WEKE ROAD NEAR HANALEI PIER AND WAIOLI BEACH PARK...ROAD REMAINS OPEN. |
| Jan 22, 9:05 AM HST | HIGH SURF | 6 Nne Makaha, HI | KAENA STATE PARK...YOKOHAMA BAY BEACH PARK CLOSED. |
| Jan 22, 9:05 AM HST | HIGH SURF | Anahola, HI | ANAHOLA BEACH PARK CLOSED. |
| Jan 22, 9:05 AM HST | HIGH SURF | Haena, HI | KEE BEACH PARK AND HAENA BEACH PARK CLOSED. |
| Jan 22, 9:05 AM HST | HIGH SURF | Hanalei, HI | HANALEI BEACH PARK CLOSED. |
| Jan 22, 9:05 AM HST | HIGH SURF | Pupukea, HI | WAIMEA BAY BEACH PARK CLOSED TODAY. |
| Jan 22, 9:05 AM HST | HIGH SURF | Waianae, HI | WAIANAE SMALL BOAT HARBOR CHANNEL UNPASSABLE FOR BOATING TRAFFIC. |
| Jan 22, 10:55 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mountain View, HI | NORTH KULANI ROAD CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AT HIGHWAY 11...DOWNED TREE AND POWER POLE. |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM HST | HIGH SURF | Pupukea, HI | TREES DOWN FROM WAVE WASH UP AT WAIMEA BAY BEACH PARK AND EHUKAI BEACH PARK. |
| Jan 22, 11:45 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Wahiawa, HI | *** 1 FATAL *** MAN FATALLY INJURED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A TREE BRANCH AT LEILEHUA GOLF COURSE AND WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. |
| Jan 22, 11:45 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Wahiawa, HI | *** 1 FATAL *** MAN FATALY INJURED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A TREE BRANCH AT LEILEHUA GOLF COURSE AND WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. |
| Jan 22, 11:45 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Wahiawa, HI | MAN CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A TREE BRANCH AT LEILEHUA GOLF COURSE AND WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. |
| Jan 22, 11:46 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Wahiawa, HI | METAL ROOF BLOWN OFF OF HOME AT KUNIA CAMP. |
| Jan 22, 12:03 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Wahiawa, HI | CALIFORNIA AVE CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN N CANE ST AND IHOIHO PL DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. |
| Jan 22, 12:40 PM HST | HEAVY RAIN 0 | 7 Nnw Kawaihae, HI | 4-6 INCHES OF RUNOFF ON ROADWAY BETWEEN KAWAIHAE AND HAWI. ROAD REMAINS OPEN OFFICIALS ON SITE. |
| Jan 22, 3:25 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Kaimuki, HI | H1 WESTBOUND WAIALAE ON RAMP CLOSED DUE TO DOWN POWER LINES. |
| Jan 22, 5:26 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hilo, HI | BOAT LOST ITS MOORING KUHIO BAY. |
| Jan 22, 6:12 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hilo, HI | TREE FELL ON ROADWAY AT KANOELEHUA AVENUE AND MAKALIKA STREET INTERSECTION. |
| Jan 22, 6:13 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hawaiian Beaches, HI | POWERLINE DOWN AND SMALL BRUSH FIRE AT MALOLO STREET AND LIMU STREET. |
| Jan 22, 6:25 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pepeekeo, HI | POWERLINE DOWN AND SMALL BRUSH FIRE AT KULAIMANO HOMESTEAD ROAD. |
| Jan 22, 6:57 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hilo, HI | TWO BOATS RAN AGROUND AT BAKERS BEACH. |
| Jan 22, 8:33 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hilo, HI | TREE DOWN AT KAOKUNA STREET AND KALANIANAOLE AVENUE. |
| Jan 22, 8:43 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hawaiian Beaches, HI | TREE ON POWERLINE AT MAIKO STREET. |
| Jan 22, 9:38 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hawaiian Beaches, HI | POWERLINE DOWN AND TREES DOWN AT NIUHI STREET AND N PUNI MAKAI LOOP. |
| Jan 22, 9:40 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hilo, HI | BOAT RAN AGROUND AT ORCHID MANOR. |
| Jan 22, 9:43 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hawaiian Beaches, HI | SERVICE LINE TO RESIDENCE DOWN DUE TO FALLEN TREE AT KAKU STREET. |
| Jan 22, 10:39 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hawaiian Beaches, HI | POWERLINE DOWN AND TREES DOWN AT N PUNI MAKAI LOOP AND OIO STREET. |
| Jan 22, 11:28 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Pahoa, HI | LINES DOWN WITH FIRE ON POLE AT EAST POHAKUPELE LOOP KALAPANA. |
| Jan 22, 11:28 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI | TREE ON TRANSFORMER AND BRUSH FIRE AT MAKUU DRIVE AND ALA HEIAU ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lihue, (PHLI), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 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
- 33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 607 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
861 WHHW40 PHFO 211800 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 800 AM HST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-023-026-220700- /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.W.0003.140122T1000Z-140124T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-KOHALA- 800 AM HST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM HST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...40 TO 50 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...20 TO 30 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...12 TO 18 FEET. * TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD RAPIDLY STARTING BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ON NIIHAU AND KAUAI...BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY ON OAHU...BY MID-MORNING ON MOLOKAI AND MAUI AND BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ON THE BIG ISLAND. SURF WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE WARNING LEVEL THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND MAY PERSIST ABOVE THE ADVISORY LEVEL ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXTREME...GIANT BREAKING SURF...VERY LARGE SHOREBREAK... AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS WILL MAKE IT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO APPROACH THE SHORELINE. ANYONE APPROACHING THE SHORELINE COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. SIGNIFICANT COASTAL INUNDATION AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY AND BREAKING WAVES MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER OR LEAVE HARBORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PROPERTY AND MONITOR INFORMATION FROM EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR POSSIBLE EVACUATION ORDERS. DUE TO THE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES...AVOID TRAVEL NEAR THE COASTLINE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE TO HARBOR FACILITIES AND FOR HARBORS BECOMING INACCESSIBLE DUE TO LARGE BREAKING WAVES. && $$ HIZ025-220700- /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0007.140122T1600Z-140124T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 800 AM HST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM HST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF...15 TO 20 FEET. * TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD RAPIDLY STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ON THE BIG ISLAND AND MAY PERSIST ABOVE THE ADVISORY LEVEL THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$ DONALDSON/CANTIN
8 follow-up statements
673 WHHW40 PHFO 220129 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 329 PM HST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-023-026-221430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0003.140122T1000Z-140124T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-KOHALA- 329 PM HST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM HST FRIDAY... * SURF...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...40 TO 50 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...20 TO 30 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...12 TO 18 FEET. * TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD RAPIDLY STARTING BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ON NIIHAU AND KAUAI...BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY ON OAHU... BY MID-MORNING ON MOLOKAI AND MAUI AND BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ON THE BIG ISLAND. SURF WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE WARNING LEVEL THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND MAY PERSIST ABOVE THE ADVISORY LEVEL ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXTREME...GIANT BREAKING SURF...VERY LARGE SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS WILL MAKE IT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO APPROACH THE SHORELINE. ANYONE APPROACHING THE SHORELINE COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. SIGNIFICANT COASTAL INUNDATION AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY AND BREAKING WAVES MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER OR LEAVE HARBORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PROPERTY AND MONITOR INFORMATION FROM EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR POSSIBLE EVACUATION ORDERS. DUE TO THE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES...AVOID TRAVEL NEAR THE COASTLINE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE TO HARBOR FACILITIES AND FOR HARBORS BECOMING INACCESSIBLE DUE TO LARGE BREAKING WAVES. && $$ HIZ025-221430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0007.140122T1600Z-140124T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 329 PM HST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM HST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF...15 TO 20 FEET. * TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD RAPIDLY STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ON THE BIG ISLAND AND MAY PERSIST ABOVE THE ADVISORY LEVEL THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$ DONALDSON
032 WHHW40 PHFO 221332 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 332 AM HST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI...FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-023-026-230245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-KOHALA- 332 AM HST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...40 TO 50 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...20 TO 30 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...12 TO 18 FEET. * TIMING...SURF WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE WARNING THRESHOLDS ALONG THE AFFECTED SHORELINES INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME...GIANT BREAKING SURF...VERY LARGE SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS WILL MAKE IT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO APPROACH THE SHORELINE. ANYONE APPROACHING THE SHORELINE COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. SIGNIFICANT COASTAL INUNDATION AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY AND BREAKING WAVES MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER OR LEAVE HARBORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PROPERTY AND MONITOR INFORMATION FROM EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR POSSIBLE EVACUATION ORDERS. DUE TO THE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES...AVOID TRAVEL NEAR THE COASTLINE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE TO HARBOR FACILITIES AND FOR HARBORS BECOMING INACCESSIBLE DUE TO LARGE BREAKING WAVES. && $$ HIZ025-230245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0007.140122T1600Z-140124T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 332 AM HST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM HST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF...15 TO 20 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES. * TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD RAPIDLY STARTING THIS AFTERNOON ON THE BIG ISLAND...AND MAY PERSIST NEAR OR ABOVE THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$ HOUSTON
856 WHHW40 PHFO 230212 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 412 PM HST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI...FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-023-026-231515- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-KOHALA- 412 PM HST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...40 TO 50 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...20 TO 30 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...12 TO 18 FEET. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL CONTINUE ACROSS AFFECTED SHORELINES TONIGHT. SURF WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT BUT REMAIN ABOVE WARNING LEVEL DURING THAT TIME. * IMPACTS...EXTREME...GIANT BREAKING SURF...VERY LARGE SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS WILL MAKE IT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO APPROACH THE SHORELINE. ANYONE APPROACHING THE SHORELINE COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. SIGNIFICANT COASTAL INUNDATION AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY AND BREAKING WAVES MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER OR LEAVE HARBORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PROPERTY AND MONITOR INFORMATION FROM EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR POSSIBLE EVACUATION ORDERS. DUE TO THE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES...AVOID TRAVEL NEAR THE COASTLINE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE TO HARBOR FACILITIES AND FOR HARBORS BECOMING INACCESSIBLE DUE TO LARGE BREAKING WAVES. && $$ HIZ025-231515- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 412 PM HST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF...15 TO 20 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES. * TIMING...SURF WILL PEAK TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$ JACOBSON/BURKE
250 WHHW40 PHFO 231327 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 327 AM HST THU JAN 23 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI...FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-023-026-240230- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-KOHALA- 327 AM HST THU JAN 23 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...30 TO 40 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...15 TO 25 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...10 TO 15 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME...GIANT BREAKING SURF...VERY LARGE SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS WILL MAKE IT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO APPROACH THE SHORELINE. ANYONE APPROACHING THE SHORELINE COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. SIGNIFICANT COASTAL INUNDATION AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. ROAD CLOSURES MAY OCCUR AND BREAKING WAVES MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER OR LEAVE HARBORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PROPERTY AND MONITOR INFORMATION FROM EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR POSSIBLE EVACUATION ORDERS. DUE TO THE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES...AVOID TRAVEL NEAR THE COASTLINE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE TO HARBOR FACILITIES AND FOR HARBORS BECOMING INACCESSIBLE DUE TO LARGE BREAKING WAVES. && $$ HIZ025-240230- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 327 AM HST THU JAN 23 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF...12 TO 18 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$ HOUSTON
723 WHHW40 PHFO 240131 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 331 PM HST THU JAN 23 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI...FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-023-026-241445- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-KOHALA- 331 PM HST THU JAN 23 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...20 TO 30 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...18 TO 22 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...8 TO 12 FEET. SURF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER OCCASIONALLY SWEEPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF BEACHES...VERY STRONG BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS. BREAKING WAVES MAY OCCASIONALLY IMPACT HARBORS MAKING NAVIGATING THE HARBOR CHANNEL DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF AN INCREASED NUMBER OF SURFERS AND BODY BOARDERS UTILIZING THE HARBOR CHANNEL TO ACCESS SURFING AREAS. && $$ HIZ025-241445- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 331 PM HST THU JAN 23 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF...10 TO 15 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$ BURKE
091 WHHW40 PHFO 241322 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 322 AM HST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT NORTHWEST SWELL IS SLOWLY SUBSIDING...ANOTHER LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIZ023-026-250230- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ /O.EXB.PHFO.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 322 AM HST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. THE HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SURF...6 TO 10 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES. SURF WILL SLOWLY DECREASE SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$ HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-250230- /O.EXT.PHFO.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 322 AM HST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * SURF...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SURF WILL SLOWLY DECREASE SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER OCCASIONALLY SWEEPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF BEACHES...VERY STRONG BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS. BREAKING WAVES MAY OCCASIONALLY IMPACT HARBORS MAKING NAVIGATING THE HARBOR CHANNEL DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF AN INCREASED NUMBER OF SURFERS AND BODY BOARDERS UTILIZING THE HARBOR CHANNEL TO ACCESS SURFING AREAS. && $$ HIZ025-250230- /O.EXT.PHFO.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 322 AM HST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * SURF...NORTH FACING SHORES...WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 18 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SURF WILL SLOWLY DECREASE SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$
999 WHHW40 PHFO 250145 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 345 PM HST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .A PAIR OF NORTHWEST SWELLS WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED SURF THROUGH MONDAY. THE FIRST SWELL WILL PEAK TONIGHT THEN DROP TO ADVISORY LEVELS ON SATURDAY. ANOTHER LARGE SWELL WILL PRODUCE WARNING LEVEL SURF AGAIN ON SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-251445- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 345 PM HST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * SURF...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...20 TO 28 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...15 TO 20 FT. SURF WILL SLOWLY DECREASE SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 600 AM HST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER OCCASIONALLY SWEEPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF BEACHES...VERY STRONG BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS. BREAKING WAVES MAY OCCASIONALLY IMPACT HARBORS MAKING NAVIGATING THE HARBOR CHANNEL DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF AN INCREASED NUMBER OF SURFERS UTILIZING THE HARBOR CHANNEL TO ACCESS SURFING AREAS. && $$ HIZ023-025-026-251445- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/ KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- 345 PM HST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * SURF...NORTH FACING SHORES...INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT. WEST FACING SHORES...5 TO 9 FEET. SURF WILL SLOWLY DECREASE SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 600 AM HST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$ WROE
400 WHHW40 PHFO 251330 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 330 AM HST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... .A NEW NORTHWEST SWELL TODAY WILL MAINTAIN HIGH END ADVISORY LEVEL SURF TODAY. ANOTHER LARGER SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WARNING LEVEL SURF AGAIN SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-260230- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0008.140125T1330Z-140126T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 330 AM HST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY. * SURF...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...18 TO 24 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...12 TO 18 FT. SURF WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH 600 AM HST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BEACHGOERS...SWIMMERS...AND SURFERS SHOULD HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. BOATERS SHOULD EXPECT RECREATIONAL SURFERS AND BODY BOARDERS UTILIZING HARBOR CHANNELS TO ACCESS SURFING AREAS. && $$ HIZ023-025-026-251430- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/ KONA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- 330 AM HST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. $$
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 Jan 21, 5:00 AM HST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 5:00 AM HST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 500 AM HST TUE JAN 21 2014 .UPDATE... MADE A QUICK UPDATE TO THE FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR STRENGTHENING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THIS MORNING. ALSO...ADDED HAZE TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE PUNA AND SOUTH HILO DISTRICTS ON THE BIG ISLAND. && .SYNOPSIS... A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHING KAUAI FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL CAUSE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ALSO...A GIANT NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVING TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WELL ABOVE NORMAL SURF ALONG MOST NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE ALOHA STATE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY. && .DISCUSSION... AN EAST NORTHEAST TO WEST SOUTHWEST ORIENTED SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN END OF THE STATE CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE ISLANDS EARLY THIS MORNING. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL SUBSIDENCE HIGH ABOVE MOST OF THE ISLANDS. AS A RESULT OF THESE SYSTEMS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT...DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL LIKELY PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE FIFTIETH STATE THIS MORNING. THE CLOUD BAND ASSOCIATED WITH A RELATIVELY STRONG COLD FRONT IS EVIDENT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY ABOUT 375 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIHUE EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS LEADING EDGE IS MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND THE FORECAST MODELS INDICATE THIS FRONT WILL SLOW DOWN AS IT APPROACHES KAUAI. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH KAUAI COUNTY LATER TONIGHT...OAHU EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... MAUI COUNTY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THE BIG ISLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND BY MIDNIGHT HST THURSDAY...WHERE IT SHOULD DISSIPATE OVER THE OPEN OCEAN EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND BY LATE THURSDAY OR FRIDAY. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS OVER THE WESTERN END OF THE STATE...STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL FIRST OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF KAUAI COUNTY..AND THEN SPREAD TOWARD OAHU AND MAUI COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON KAUAI AND OAHU...WHERE WINDS WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE. WINDS IN SOME AREAS OF KAUAI AND OAHU COULD APPROACH THE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. NOTE THAT THE NORTHEAST FACING AREAS OF THESE ISLANDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS AS THESE SOUTHWEST WINDS ACCELERATE DOWN THE SLOPES OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON OAHU...THIS CAN OCCUR OVER AREAS DOWNWIND OF THE WAIANAE AND KOOLAU MOUNTAIN RANGES. IN THE PAST...THESE STRONG WINDS HAVE LEAD TO LOCALIZED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. THEREFORE...WE HAVE INCLUDED A MENTION OF GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH...JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...IN SELECT AREAS ON KAUAI AND OAHU FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES...THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION...AND THEN BECOME NORTHWESTERLY. THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS WILL LIKELY SEE STRONG WINDS FROM THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH WIND ADVISORY...OR POSSIBLY HIGH WIND WARNING...CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THIS TIME. BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE...THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR THIS FRONT MOVING DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE ISLANDS. THEREFORE...WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THUNDERSTORMS OR SIGNIFICANT HIGHER ELEVATION WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST. HOWEVER...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY OCCUR AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT...SO THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS BEING INCLUDED IN THE FORECAST. A WEAK SURFACE HIGH IS FORECAST TO FILL IN WEST OF THE FRONT...WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS REINFORCED ABOVE THE STATE. AS A RESULT...A DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT AS THE WINDS BEGIN TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. WITH THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE ISLANDS...SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE ISLANDS FROM THURSDAY INTO THIS WEEKEND. THE WEATHER FROM SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK REMAINS QUESTIONABLE DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST MODELS. THE LATEST RUNS OF THE MODELS APPEAR TO INDICATE A SHEAR LINE WILL MOVE DOWN ACROSS THE ISLANDS FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST BY LATE MONDAY. THERE ALSO APPEAR TO BE STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THIS FEATURE EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE LONG-RANGE FORECAST NOW HAS WET WEATHER WITH GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS FROM LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...BUT THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE IF THE MODELS BEGIN TO SWAY IN A NEW DIRECTION LATER TODAY OR WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TODAY. BUT A FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN THIS EVENING AND EXIT THE STATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT HAS SLOWED FROM 30KT TO NEAR 25KT SINCE LAST EVENING. CURRENTLY EXPECT THE FRONT TO REACH LIHUE AROUND 221200Z...HONOLULU AROUND 221600Z AND HILO AROUND 230200Z. EXACT TIMING REMAINS TO BE SEEN AS FRONT MAY CONTINUE TO SLOW OR ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. LIGHT WINDS STILL PREVAIL OVER MOST AREAS WITH A WEAK RIDGE STILL OVER THE STATE. THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. THE LIGHT WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY BE REPLACE BY INCREASING SW WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY. THE FRONTAL CLOUD BAND WILL BRING MOSTLY MVFR AND SOME IFR CONDITIONS IN THE WAY OF LOWER CEILINGS AND SHOWERS WHICH WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES. NORTHERLY WINDS AND CLEARING WILL SOON FOLLOW BEHIND THE FRONT AND ITS CLOUD BAND. && .MARINE... A GIANT NORTHWEST SWELL WAS GENERATED FROM A LOW WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FAR TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE ALOHA STATE. THIS SWELL WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF WARNING CONDITIONS ALONG MOST NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LATEST OUTPUT FROM THE WAVEWATCH III MODEL INDICATES THE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 40 TO 50 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES. THE LARGEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK OVER THE OUTER REEFS AND IN DEEP WATER BAYS...WITH CONSIDERABLE WAVE RUN UP EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES. THIS NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BE LONG-LIVED...SO WARNING LEVEL SURF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THIS MEANS THERE WILL LIKELY BE ELEVATED SURF...WAVE RUN UP AND COASTAL INUNDATION FOR MULTIPLE TIDE CYCLES...SO PROPERTY OWNERS AND OTHER INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES EXPOSED TO THIS LARGE SWELL...INCLUDING THE LEEWARD BIG ISLAND...NEED TO PREPARE FOR AN EXTENDED ONSLAUGHT OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL WAVES. A FAST MOVING FRONT WILL APPROACH KAUAI LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT AS IT PASSES OVER THE STATE. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER KAUAI COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN SPREAD DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN FROM TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS REQUIRED THE ISSUANCE OF A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY /SCA/ FOR THE KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS AND WINDWARD WATERS STARTING LATER THIS MORNING. THE ARRIVAL OF THE LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ALSO RESULT IN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY /SCA/ CONDITIONS SPREADING ACROSS MOST OF THE HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS DUE TO COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER. THEREFORE...A SCA HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR ADDITIONAL COASTAL WATERS AND CHANNELS ADJACENT TO KAUAI...OAHU AND MAUI COUNTY STARTING THIS EVENING. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY FOR THE KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS AND WINDWARD WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY FOR THE KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS...OAHU WINDWARD AND LEEWARD WATERS... MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS...AND FOR THE KAUAI AND KAIWI CHANNELS. && DISCUSSION/MARINE...HOUSTON AVIATION...FUJII
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:32 AM HST | Small Craft Advisory | HFO | 9 days | |
| Jan 21, 8:00 AM HST | High Surf Advisory | HFO | Hawaii | 4 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.