Alert archive / Hawaii / High Surf Warnings in 2014
High Surf Warning 5, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high surf warning at Feb 28, 2014, 3:54 PM HST for 4 counties in Hawaii. It took effect at Mar 1, 2014, 6:00 AM HST. It was in force for 4 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
- Feb 28, 2014, 3:54 PM HST (01:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2014, 6:00 AM HST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2014, 3:37 PM HST
- In force
- 4 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 01:53 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lihue, (PHLI), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1263 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
113 WHHW40 PHFO 010154 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 354 PM HST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL TO PRODUCE EXTRA LARGE TO GIANT SURF ACROSS EXPOSED SHORES... .A STRONG LOW FAR NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HAS GENERATED A SWELL SUFFICIENTLY LARGE TO PRODUCE WARNING LEVEL SURF ACROSS NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU...KAUAI AND OAHU BEGINNING BY SATURDAY EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WARNING WILL BE EXPANDED TONIGHT OR SATURDAY TO INCLUDE EXPOSED SHORES ACROSS THE REMAINING ISLANDS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE EASTWARD SPREAD OF THIS INCOMING SWELL. THIS WARNING MAY BE AMENDED TONIGHT TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIZ001>003-006>009-011500- /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.W.0005.140302T0400Z-140303T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA- 354 PM HST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM HST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM HST MONDAY. * SURF...RISING RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 FEET. * TIMING...BEGINNING BY SATURDAY EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * 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... 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. && $$ POWELL
15 follow-up statements
699 WHHW40 PHFO 010505 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 705 PM HST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI STARTING 6 AM HST SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND STARTING 6 PM HST SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW FAR NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HAS GENERATED A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LARGE SURF ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE ISLANDS. THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN RISING SATURDAY MORNING OVER NIIHAU AND KAUAI...THEN SPREADING THROUGH THE REST OF THE ISLAND CHAIN BY SATURDAY EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIZ012-013-017-019-020-011815- /O.EXB.PHFO.SU.W.0005.140301T1600Z-140303T1600Z/ MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 705 PM HST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM HST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM HST MONDAY. * SURF...RISING RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 FEET. * TIMING...BEGINNING MIDDAY SATURDAY AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER SURGING AND SWEEPING ACROSS BEACHES...COASTAL BENCHES...AND LAVA FLOWS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS TO COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE...INCLUDING ROADWAYS. POWERFUL LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT MOST BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS MAY IMPACT HARBOR ENTRANCES AND CHANNELS CAUSING CHALLENGING BOAT HANDLING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MEAN THAT ONLY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. INEXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN OFF BEACHES AND ADJACENT BEACHFRONT AREAS. LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. && $$ HIZ001>003-006>009-011815- /O.EXT.PHFO.SU.W.0005.140301T1600Z-140303T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA- 705 PM HST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM HST MONDAY... THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM HST MONDAY. * SURF...RISING RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 FEET. * TIMING...BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER SURGING AND SWEEPING ACROSS BEACHES...COASTAL BENCHES...AND LAVA FLOWS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS TO COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE...INCLUDING ROADWAYS. POWERFUL LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT MOST BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS MAY IMPACT HARBOR ENTRANCES AND CHANNELS CAUSING CHALLENGING BOAT HANDLING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MEAN THAT ONLY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. INEXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN OFF BEACHES AND ADJACENT BEACHFRONT AREAS. LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. && $$ HIZ023-026-011815- /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0014.140302T0400Z-140303T1600Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 705 PM HST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM HST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM HST MONDAY. * SURF...ALONG WEST FACING SHORES...RISING TO 8 TO 10 FEET. * TIMING...BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS...MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BEACHGOERS...SWIMMERS...AND SURFERS SHOULD HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND BE CAREFUL. && $$ REYNES/BIRCHARD
552 WHHW40 PHFO 011304 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 304 AM HST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI STARTING 6 AM HST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND STARTING 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW FAR NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HAS GENERATED A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LARGE SURF ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE ISLANDS. THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN RISING THIS MORNING OVER NIIHAU AND KAUAI...THEN SPREADING THROUGH THE REST OF THE ISLAND CHAIN BY THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-020215- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0005.140301T1600Z-140303T1600Z/ 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- 304 AM HST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM HST MONDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM HST MONDAY. * SURF...RISING RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 FEET. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER SURGING AND SWEEPING ACROSS BEACHES...COASTAL BENCHES...AND LAVA FLOWS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS TO COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE...INCLUDING ROADWAYS. POWERFUL LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT MOST BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS MAY IMPACT HARBOR ENTRANCES AND CHANNELS CAUSING CHALLENGING BOAT HANDLING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MEAN THAT ONLY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. INEXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN OFF BEACHES AND ADJACENT BEACHFRONT AREAS. LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. && $$ HIZ023-026-020215- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0014.140302T0400Z-140303T1600Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 304 AM HST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM HST MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM HST MONDAY. * SURF...ALONG WEST FACING SHORES...RISING TO 8 TO 10 FEET. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS...MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BEACHGOERS...SWIMMERS...AND SURFERS SHOULD HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND BE CAREFUL. && $$ REYNES
698 WHHW40 PHFO 020109 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 309 PM HST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW FAR NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HAS GENERATED A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LARGE SURF ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE ISLANDS. THE SWELL HAS ARRIVED IN KAUAI THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN TONIGHT. WARNING LEVEL SURF HEIGHT FOR THE MENTIONED AREAS WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIZ023-026-021415- /O.UPG.PHFO.SU.Y.0014.140302T0400Z-140303T1600Z/ /O.EXA.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140303T1600Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 309 PM HST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SURF...10 TO 15 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES. * TIMING...RAPIDLY RISING TONIGHT...PEAKING ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH 6 AM HST MONDAY. * 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. && $$ HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-021415- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140303T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 309 PM HST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY. * SURF...25 TO 35 FEET ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI. * TIMING...RAPIDLY RISING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PEAKING SUNDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUING THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER SURGING AND SWEEPING ACROSS BEACHES...COASTAL BENCHES...AND LAVA FLOWS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS TO COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE...INCLUDING ROADWAYS. POWERFUL LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT MOST BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS MAY IMPACT HARBOR ENTRANCES AND CHANNELS CAUSING CHALLENGING BOAT HANDLING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MEAN THAT ONLY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. INEXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN OFF BEACHES AND ADJACENT BEACHFRONT AREAS. LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. && $$ FOSTER
870 WHHW40 PHFO 021333 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 333 AM HST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW FAR NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS GENERATED A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WHICH IS PRODUCING DANGEROUSLY LARGE SURF ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE ISLANDS. WARNING LEVEL SURF HEIGHTS FOR THE MENTIONED AREAS WILL LAST THROUGH 6 AM HST MONDAY MORNING. HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-023-026-030245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140303T1600Z/ 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- 333 AM HST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY. * SURF...25 TO 35 FEET ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...15 TO 25 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...AND 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. * TIMING...PEAKING THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER SURGING AND SWEEPING ACROSS BEACHES...COASTAL BENCHES...AND LAVA FLOWS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS TO COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE...INCLUDING ROADWAYS. POWERFUL LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT MOST BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS MAY IMPACT HARBOR ENTRANCES AND CHANNELS CAUSING CHALLENGING BOAT HANDLING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MEAN THAT ONLY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. INEXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN OFF BEACHES AND ADJACENT BEACHFRONT AREAS. LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. && $$ POWELL
300 WHHW40 PHFO 021434 AAA CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 434 AM HST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW FAR NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS GENERATED A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WHICH IS PRODUCING DANGEROUSLY LARGE SURF ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE ISLANDS. WARNING LEVEL SURF HEIGHTS FOR THE MENTIONED AREAS WILL LAST THROUGH 6 AM HST MONDAY MORNING. HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-023-026-030345- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140303T1600Z/ 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- 434 AM HST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY. * SURF...25 TO 35 FEET ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...15 TO 20 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...AND 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. * TIMING...PEAKING THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER SURGING AND SWEEPING ACROSS BEACHES...COASTAL BENCHES...AND LAVA FLOWS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS TO COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE...INCLUDING ROADWAYS. POWERFUL LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT MOST BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS MAY IMPACT HARBOR ENTRANCES AND CHANNELS CAUSING CHALLENGING BOAT HANDLING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MEAN THAT ONLY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. INEXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN OFF BEACHES AND ADJACENT BEACHFRONT AREAS. LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. && $$
084 WHHW40 PHFO 030133 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 333 PM HST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI...FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... AND FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY... .A STRONG LOW FAR NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS GENERATED A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WHICH IS PRODUCING DANGEROUSLY LARGE SURF ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE ISLANDS. SURF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN NEAR WARNING LEVELS THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-023-026-031445- /O.EXT.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0400Z/ 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- 333 PM HST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY... THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY. * SURF...20 TO 30 FEET ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...14 TO 22 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...AND 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. * TIMING...SURF WILL BE HIGHEST THIS EVENING...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER SURGING AND SWEEPING ACROSS BEACHES...COASTAL BENCHES...AND LAVA FLOWS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS TO COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE...INCLUDING ROADWAYS. POWERFUL LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT MOST BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS MAY IMPACT HARBOR ENTRANCES AND CHANNELS CAUSING CHALLENGING BOAT HANDLING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MEAN THAT ONLY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. INEXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN OFF BEACHES AND ADJACENT BEACHFRONT AREAS. LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. && $$ BRAVENDER
499 WHHW40 PHFO 031322 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 322 AM HST MON MAR 3 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI...FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... AND FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND UNTIL 6 PM HST TODAY... .A STRONG LOW FAR NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS GENERATED A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WHICH IS PRODUCING DANGEROUSLY LARGE SURF ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE ISLANDS. THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED BEYOND 6 PM HST LATER TODAY. HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-023-026-040230- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0400Z/ 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- 322 AM HST MON MAR 3 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * SURF...18 TO 25 FEET ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...14 TO 20 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...AND 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. * TIMING...SURF WILL INITIALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TODAY...BUT WILL RISE AGAIN AS ANOTHER SWELL ARRIVES BY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER SURGING AND SWEEPING ACROSS BEACHES...COASTAL BENCHES...AND LAVA FLOWS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS TO COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE...INCLUDING ROADWAYS. POWERFUL LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT MOST BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS MAY IMPACT HARBOR ENTRANCES AND CHANNELS CAUSING CHALLENGING BOAT HANDLING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MEAN THAT ONLY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. INEXPERIENCED PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN OFF BEACHES AND ADJACENT BEACHFRONT AREAS. LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. && $$ POWELL
793 WHHW40 PHFO 031954 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 954 AM HST MON MAR 3 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING THROUGH 6 PM HST TUESDAY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH 6 PM HST TODAY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .THE LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE A GRADUAL DECLINE TODAY...WITH SURF BRIEFLY DROPPING BELOW WARNING LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PULSE OF NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PUSH SURF BACK TO WARNING LEVELS ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HIZ023-026-040400- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0015.140303T1954Z-140304T0400Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 954 AM HST MON MAR 3 2014 ...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...6 TO 10 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-040900- /O.EXT.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140305T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 954 AM HST MON MAR 3 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY... THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY. * SURF...ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...18 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND 21 TO 28 FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...14 TO 20 FEET TODAY AND 15 TO 22 FEET TONIGHT. * TIMING...SURF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... BUT WILL RISE AGAIN AS ANOTHER SWELL ARRIVES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER OCCASIONALLY SWEEPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF BEACHES...VERY STRONG BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS. BREAKING WAVES MAY OCCASIONALLY IMPACT HARBORS MAKING NAVIGATING THE HARBOR CHANNEL DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF AN INCREASED NUMBER OF SURFERS UTILIZING THE HARBOR CHANNEL TO ACCESS SURFING AREAS. && $$ WROE
667 WHHW40 PHFO 040127 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 327 PM HST MON MAR 3 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING THROUGH 6 PM HST TUESDAY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... .ANOTHER PULSE OF NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PUSH SURF BACK TO WARNING LEVELS ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. HIZ023-026-040230- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140304T0400Z/ KONA-KOHALA- 327 PM HST MON MAR 3 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. SURF HAS DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-041430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140305T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 327 PM HST MON MAR 3 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY. * SURF...ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...21 TO 28 FEET. ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...15 TO 22 FEET TONIGHT. * TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD OVERNIGHT AND PEAK EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER OCCASIONALLY SWEEPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF BEACHES...VERY STRONG BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS. BREAKING WAVES MAY OCCASIONALLY IMPACT HARBORS MAKING NAVIGATING THE HARBOR CHANNEL DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF AN INCREASED NUMBER OF SURFERS UTILIZING THE HARBOR CHANNEL TO ACCESS SURFING AREAS. && $$ WROE
051 WHHW40 PHFO 041338 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 338 AM HST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-050245- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140305T0400Z/ 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- 338 AM HST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * SURF...ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...21 TO 28 FEET. ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...15 TO 22 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ HOUSTON
003 WHHW40 PHFO 041920 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 920 AM HST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-050830- /O.EXT.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140305T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 920 AM HST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. * SURF...ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...20 TO 28 FEET. ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...15 TO 22 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER OCCASIONALLY SWEEPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF BEACHES...VERY STRONG BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS. BREAKING WAVES MAY OCCASIONALLY IMPACT HARBORS MAKING NAVIGATING THE HARBOR CHANNEL DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF AN INCREASED NUMBER OF SURFERS UTILIZING THE HARBOR CHANNEL TO ACCESS SURFING AREAS. && $$ LAU
841 WHHW40 PHFO 050118 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 318 PM HST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-051430- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140305T1600Z/ 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- 318 PM HST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. * SURF...ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...20 TO 28 FEET. ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...15 TO 22 FEET. * 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 UTILIZING THE HARBOR CHANNEL TO ACCESS SURFING AREAS. && $$ LAU
088 WHHW40 PHFO 051331 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 331 AM HST WED MAR 5 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-052200- /O.EXT.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140305T2200Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 331 AM HST WED MAR 5 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY... THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY. * SURF...ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...20 TO 28 FEET. ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI...15 TO 20 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER OCCASIONALLY SWEEPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF BEACHES...VERY STRONG BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS. BREAKING WAVES MAY OCCASIONALLY IMPACT HARBORS MAKING NAVIGATING THE HARBOR CHANNEL DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE BREAKING SURF...SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK...AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. && $$ HOUSTON
443 WHHW40 PHFO 052129 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1129 AM HST WED MAR 5 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-060400- /O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0016.140306T0400Z-140306T1600Z/ /O.EXT.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140306T0400Z/ 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- 1129 AM HST WED MAR 5 2014 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM HST THURSDAY... THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM HST THURSDAY. * SURF...ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES...20 TO 25 FEET THROUGH TODAY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. ALONG WEST FACING SHORES...15 TO 20 FEET TODAY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT. * 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. && $$ BIRCHARD
132 WHHW40 PHFO 060137 CFWHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 337 PM HST WED MAR 5 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... HIZ001>003-006>009-012-013-017-019-020-061445- /O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140306T0400Z/ /O.EXT.PHFO.SU.Y.0016.140306T0137Z-140306T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 337 PM HST WED MAR 5 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF WARNING. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY. * SURF...ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. ALONG WEST FACING SHORES...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES...SHORE BREAK...AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BEACHGOERS...SWIMMERS...AND SURFERS SHOULD HEED ALL ADVICE GIVEN BY OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$ BIRCHARD
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 Feb 28, 8:30 AM HST, 7 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 8:30 AM HST, 7 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 830 AM HST FRI FEB 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL REACH KAUAI LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLIES AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IS HIGHEST SUNDAY WHEN THE FRONT IS FORECAST OVER THE EASTERN ISLANDS. NORTHEAST WINDS AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .DISCUSSION... SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS WINDS HAVE VEERED TO SOUTHERLIES ACROSS LOCAL WATERS WEST OF THE BIG ISLAND IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT...MARKED BY A 350 TO 450 MILE WIDE BAND OF LAYERED CLOUDS...IS APPROACHING THE ISLANDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONTAL CLOUD BAND IS ABOUT 230 MILES NORTHWEST OF KAUAI AT THIS HOUR AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THAT ISLAND LATER TODAY. THE FRONT LIES NEAR THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE CLOUD BAND AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH KAUAI LATE TONIGHT. SATELLITE AND RADAR DATA SHOW SHOWERY LOW CLOUDS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN PREFRONTAL SOUTHERLY FLOW. A BATCH OF SHOWERS ACROSS OAHU EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS MOVED OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...BUT ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE FORMING ACROSS OAHU LEEWARD WATERS AND ACROSS WATERS AROUND KAUAI. WHILE BRIEFLY MODERATE TO HEAVY...THESE SHOWERS ARE MOVING RATHER QUICKLY AND DO NOT REPRESENT A FLOOD THREAT. OVERNIGHT SOUNDINGS SHOW OUR AIRMASS IS BEGINNING TO MOISTEN AND BECOME UNSTABLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS KAUAI WHERE LIFTED INDEX VALUES HAVE BECOME NEGATIVE AGAIN. HOWEVER...CAPE REMAINS LOW AND AN INVERSION REMAINS NEAR 8000 FEET...LIKELY CAPPING HOW HEAVY THESE PREFRONTAL SHOWERS CAN BE. MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE LATE TONIGHT ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT AND ITS LINGERING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ISLANDS ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...GFS PAINTS A BIT MORE DETAILED PICTURE DENOTING WETTER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AS THE FRONT SLOWS ACROSS THE EASTERN ISLANDS. BOTH MODELS KEEP THE PARENT LOW 600 MILES OR MORE NORTH OF THE ISLANDS...WITH THIS FEATURE LIFTING OUT TO THE NORTHEAST BY SUNDAY. UPPER LEVEL DYNAMIC SUPPORT FOR DEEP CONVECTION WILL BE MODEST LOCALLY...SO WE ARE FORECASTING A WET WEEKEND FOR THE ISLANDS BUT NOT ENOUGH CONCENTRATED HEAVY RAINFALL TO PRESENT A FLASH FLOOD THREAT. THE GFS PICTURE POINTS TO MORE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN ISLANDS SUNDAY AS THE FRONT SLOWS. AREAS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SEE CONTINUED SHOWERS BROUGHT UP BY SOUTHERLIES...WITH MUGGY AND HAZY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS DEEP MOISTURE INCREASES. ONCE THE FRONT CLEARS THE STATE...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ABOUT BRINGING A PERIOD OF DRIER AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MAIN ISLANDS FOR MONDAY WHICH SHOULD THEN LAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. POST-FRONTAL NORTHWESTERLIES WILL SWING TO NORTHEASTERLIES BY MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTHWEST NOSES EASTWARD. && .AVIATION... EXPECT INCREASED VFR CLOUDINESS THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. MVFR CEILINGS IN SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON KAUAI THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON THEN LINGER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. && .MARINE... A MODERATE NNW SWELL WILL LINGER TODAY AND INTO SAT MORNING...THEN A MUCH LARGER WNW SWELL ARRIVES SAT NIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING LEVELS OVER N AND W FACING SHORES OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS BY SAT NIGHT WITH THE SWELL PEAKING SUN AFTERNOON...AND ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN NEAR OR AT ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY NEXT WEEK. FOR THE LEEWARD SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND...SURF WILL INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS BY LATE SAT NIGHT...AND MAY APPROACH WARNING LEVELS SUN. INCREASING S WINDS TODAY AND INTO SAT WILL MAKE FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE CHANNELS. THE CURRENT FORECAST KEEPS VALUES BELOW SMALL CRAFT. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE && DISCUSSION/MARINE...POWELL AVIATION...BEDAL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 3:42 PM HST | Wind Advisory | HFO | Hawaii | 4 hr |
| Feb 28, 7:05 PM HST | High Surf Advisory | HFO | Hawaii | 20 hr |
| Feb 28, 7:17 PM HST | High Wind Warning | HFO | Hawaii | 3 days |
| Feb 28, 9:34 PM HST | Small Craft Advisory | HFO | 5 days |
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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.