A strong trade wind flow produced surf of 3 to 6 feet on the east shores of the island of Hawaii.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A strong trade wind flow produced surf of 3 to 6 feet on the east shores of the island of Hawaii.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 4, 10:00 AM HST, 0 minutes earlier.
AFDHI HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 10 AM HST SUN FEB 4 2001 SUMMARY...DRIER COOLER AIR SPREADING ACROSS ENTIRE STATE AS SHEARLINE LEAVES BIG ISLAND. DISCUSSION...ALTHOUGH THE SHEARLINE HAS MOVED PAST THE BIG ISLAND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF BOTH MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND WILL KEEP RESIDUAL BUT DRIER CLOUD BANKS ON THEIR WINDWARD SIDES THIS AFTERNOON..THESE TOO SHOULD CLEAR AS THE WINDS LIGHTEN AND IMPORTS EVEN DRIER AIR. OTHERWISE THE DRYING TREND SHOULD CONTINUE THRU AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF THIS COMING WEEK. WE WILL AWAIT THE PROGRESS AND EFFECT OF THE LOW TO OUR NORTHEAST. SURF...INCOMING SWELLS FROM THE NNE TO ,RAISE NORTH SHORE SURF TO 9 FEET TODAY..AN ADVISORY IS UNLIKELY. MATSUDA .PHFO.....WARNINGS.....NONE . WATCHES......NONE . ADVISORIES...SMALL CRAFT
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Hawaii in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, February 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5232854, 5232855.