COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
339 AM HST SUN NOV 15 2009

…LARGE SHORT PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELL TO CONTINUE…

KAUAI WINDWARD-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 339 AM HST SUN NOV 15 2009

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY…

SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI…OAHU…MOLOKAI…MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SURF WILL DECREASE AFTERWARD…BUT REMAIN ELEVATED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. FORECAST SURF HEIGHTS ARE ESTIMATES OF THE HEIGHT OF THE FACE…OR FRONT…OF WAVES.