CFWHFO

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
336 AM HST SAT DEC 25 2010

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

HIZ001>003-008-009-012-013-017-019-020-025-260245-
/O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0042.101225T1600Z-101227T0400Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-
MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-
336 AM HST SAT DEC 25 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM HST SUNDAY...

* SURF...SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL RISE TO HEIGHTS OF 10
  TO 16 FEET. SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES EXPOSED TO THE NORTH SWELL
  WILL RISE TO HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET.

* TIMING...SURF WILL RISE TO ADVISORY LEVELS LATER TODAY...PEAK
  LATE TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY LOWER ON SUNDAY.

* 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.

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