URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
324 AM HST SUN DEC 26 2010

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

NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
324 AM HST SUN DEC 26 2010

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING.

* SURF…SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 10 TO 18 FEET… LOWERING TO 10 TO 12 FEET BY THIS EVENING.

* SURF…SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES EXPOSED TO THE NORTH SWELL WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET…LOWERING TO 6 TO 10 FEET BY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…SURF WILL SLOWLY LOWER THROUGH THE DAY.

* IMPACTS…INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD AVOID ENTERING THE WATER ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES. THE SWELL WILL PRODUCE STRONG RIP CURRENTS WHICH CAN OVERPOWER EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING LARGE BREAKING WAVES…DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
324 AM HST SUN DEC 26 2010

MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-
324 AM HST SUN DEC 26 2010

A NORTH SWELL MAY PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY SURGES IN NORTH FACING HARBORS…INCLUDING HILO AND KAHULUI HARBORS. LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AT OR NEAR THE ENTRANCES TO THE HARBORS. MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN ENTERING OR LEAVING PORT…AND WHEN MOORING OR LAUNCHING VESSELS. THE LARGE SWELL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY.