COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
811 AM HST SAT JAN 16 2010

…HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI AND BIG ISLAND…NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI…AND EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU…

.OVERVIEW…A STORM FAR NORTHWEST OF THE ISLANDS WILL BRING A VERY LARGE…LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL TO THE ISLANDS LATER TODAY. THIS DANGEROUS SWELL IS EXPECTED TO LAST AT LEAST THROUGH MONDAY.

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-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
811 AM HST SAT JAN 16 2010

…HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM HST MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM HST MONDAY.

SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI WILL RISE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON…REACHING 30 TO 40 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI WILL RISE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON….REACHING 15 TO 25 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

SURF ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU WILL RISE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON…REACHING 10 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

SURF ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL RISE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING…REACHING 10 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DANGEROUS…BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE COAST. STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE IN AREAS AFFECTED BY THE LARGE SURF.

THE WAVES WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH TO CRASH ONTO ROADS IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT…ESPECIALLY NEAR HIGH TIDE…WHICH IS AROUND 400 AM…AND PRODUCE LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. COASTAL RESIDENTS NEED TO REMAIN ALERT TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. BE PREPARED FOR LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES.