A trade wind swell caused surf of 4 to 6 feet along the east-facing shores of the island of Hawaii.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A trade wind swell caused surf of 4 to 6 feet along the east-facing 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 Mar 15, 4:25 AM HST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
NARRATIVE SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION FOR WAKE ISLAND ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WAKE ISLAND... THE WEAKENING COLD FRONT HAS STALLED OVER WAKE ISLAND. IT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN BUT THE PROCESS MAY TAKE SEVERAL DAYS. THEREFORE THE SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PASSING NORTH OF WAKE THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR STRONG AND GUSTY TRADES TO PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SIMME6RING DOWN A NOTCH SATURDAY. THE NORTHWEST SWELL SHOULD BE AT ITS PEAK NOW. A SLOW BUT GRADUAL DECLINE SHOULD COMMENCE LATER THIS EVENING.
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, March 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: 5235502, 5235503.