URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
334 AM HST SAT MAR 26 2011

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF ALL ISLANDS EXCEPT LANAI AND NIIHAU…

KAUAI WINDWARD-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
334 AM HST SAT MAR 26 2011

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

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING.

* SURF…ROUGH AND CHOPPY SURF WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY… GRADUALLY LOWERING TO HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT.

* TIMING…HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES ALONG THE AFFECTED SHORES WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER…AND WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORE BREAK…DUE TO HAZARDOUS WAVE ACTION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 600 AM HST SUNDAY FOR MAALAEA BAY… WATERS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND AND ALL CHANNELS.