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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
335 AM HST MON JAN 31 2011

...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI
AND NIIHAU AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR OAHU AND NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES
OF THE BIG ISLAND...

.OVERVIEW...A STORM LOW PASSING FAR NORTH OF THE STATE IS
GENERATING A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.
DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOW...A MIX OF LONG AND SHORT PERIOD
SWELLS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF ACROSS MOST NORTH AND WEST FACING
SHORES.

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NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-
335 AM HST MON JAN 31 2011

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST TUESDAY...

A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST TUESDAY.

* SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET ACROSS NORTH
  AND WEST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU...AND NORTH FACING
  SHORES OF OAHU...MOLOKAI...AND MAUI.

* TIMING...ROUGH SURF WILL REACH WARNING LEVELS TODAY BEFORE
  GRADUALLY DECLINING LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...VERY LARGE AND ROUGH BREAKING WAVES...STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

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