COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
406 AM HST THU DEC 4 2008
...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI
AND OAHU...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI AND
MAUI...
.OVERVIEW...A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTHWEST OF THE
ISLANDS HAS GENERATED A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL AFFECT
EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST SHORES TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SWELL WILL
CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY BUILD THIS MORNING...AND WILL EXCEED WARNING
LEVELS ON NORTH AND WEST FACING SHOWERS OF NIIHAU...KAUAI AND
OAHU BY MIDDAY. THIS SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK EARLY FRIDAY.
406 AM HST THU DEC 4 2008
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY...
SURF HEIGHTS ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES AT 15 TO 20 FEET EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL RISE TO WARNING LEVELS OF 20 TO 25 FEET BY MIDDAY
TODAY...AND CONTINUE ABOVE WARNING HEIGHTS THROUGH FRIDAY.
SURF HEIGHTS ALONG WEST FACING SHORES AT 10 TO 15 FEET EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL RISE TO WARNING LEVELS OF 15 TO 20 FEET BY MIDDAY
TODAY...AND CONTINUE ABOVE WARNING HEIGHTS THROUGH FRIDAY.
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.